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Sunday, October 25, 2009

Enrichment at heart of Iran nuclear programme

Enrichment at heart of Iran nuclear programme
Paris (AFP) Sept 25, 2009 - Enriching uranium for nuclear power -- or building a weapon of mass destruction -- lies at the heart of the controversy surrounding Iran's nuclear programme. The point of enrichment -- which is to be discussed again at talks between Iran and the western powers in Vienna on Wednesday -- is to boost the ratio in uranium of the uranium-235 isotope, which splits in a chain reaction and releases ... more

http://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/Enrichment_at_heart_of_Iran_nuclear_programme_999.html

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