Iran now holds 220 tons yellow cake
ISNA - Iranian Students' News Agency
Sun 10 Apr 2016 - 08:40
TEHRAN (ISNA)- Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi said that there are now 220 tons of yellow cake in the country, expressing the hope that the amount would increase in future.
"Some measures have been taken in this regard. We hope that the measures will yield good results this year. We had 550 tons of uranium in the country. We had 220 tons after the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)."
He further said that the sample fuel for the redesigned Arak Reactor will be placed in Tehran reactor for test in next 2-3 days.
Designing modern reactor of Arak has been started… and "We have now entered into phase of basic design", he noted.
He also said that Iran's heavy water passes the required conditions. "We want to have international approval based on global standards for Arak Reactor."
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