The 35-nation board of the International Atomic Energy Agency passed a resolution Thursday ordering Iran to:"collaborate urgently" With the agency investigating traces of uranium found at three secret sites, diplomats said during the vote, which was held behind closed doors..
This is the second decision targeting Iran this year over the investigation, which has become a roadblock to talks to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal given Iran’s demand to end the investigation.
confidential report
- Last October, he revealed a confidential report to the International Atomic Energy Agencythat Iran is continuing to expand its activities Uranium enrichmentAt the Natanz underground nuclear site.
- Agency report, said the third group of Centrifuges cutting edge "RI 6"recently installed at the Natanz plant, it is now operational.
- "Tehran has informed the agency that it plans to add 3 more sets of centrifuges, to add to the 12 already present"according to a report reported by Reuters.
- The report, addressed to the Member States, clarified that a number of centrifuges "RI 4" And 6 sets of devices "IR-2M"which was not completed on August 31, the date of the last visit mentioned in the IAEA’s latest quarterly report on the matter, is now fully installed but not yet used for enrichment.
The new generation of centrifuges
- Say the diplomats "IR-6" It is Iran’s most advanced type of centrifuge and is much more efficient than the first generation of centrifuges "RI 1"It is the only model the deal allows Iran to use for enrichment.
- Iran has been using centrifuges for more than a year "RI 6" to enrich uranium to 60 percent, close to weapons purity, at an above-ground facility in Natanz.
- Iran recently expanded its uranium enrichment level using devices "IR-6" on other sites.
- Last July, I started a second set of "RI 6"At the Fordo site located inside a mountain, the uranium enrichment was enriched up to 20%.
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The TV channel added it Iran “It will also build a new series of centrifuges at the site.”
On Thursday, the 35-nation International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors passed a resolution ordering Iran to “cooperate urgently” with the agency’s investigation into uranium traces found at three unidentified sites. declared, diplomats said during the closed vote..
This is the second decision targeting Iran this year over the investigation, which has become a roadblock to talks to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal given Iran’s demand to end the investigation.
confidential relationship
- “Tehran has informed the agency that it plans to add 3 more sets of centrifuges, to add to the 12 already present,” according to the report, reported by Reuters..
- The report addressed to Member States indicated that one set of IR4 centrifuges and 6 sets of IR-2M centrifuges, the installation of which had not been completed on 31 August, which is the date of the last visit mentioned in the latest quarterly report of the Agency . around this issue, now fully installed but not yet used for enrichment.
The new generation of centrifuges
- Diplomats say the IR-6 is Iran’s most advanced centrifuge design and far more efficient than the first-generation IR-1, the only model the deal allows Iran to use for enrichment ..
- Iran has been using centrifuges for more than a year.RI 6to enrich uranium to 60 percent, close to weapons purity, at the Natanz Aboveground Facility.
- Iran recently expanded its uranium enrichment level using IR-6 devices at other sites..
- Last July, a second series of IR6s, at the Fordo site inside a mountain, began enriching uranium up to 20%.
