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Thursday, February 11, 2010

IAEA Suggests Iran's New Enrichment Modest

IAEA Suggests Iran's New Enrichment Modest
George Jahn, Associated Press
AhmadinejadIran expects to produce its first batch of higher enriched uranium in a few days but its initial effort is modest, using only a small amount of feedstock and a fraction of its capacities, according to a confidential document shared Wednesday with The Associated Press.

But the document also indicated that Iran was keeping silent on whether or not it would ramp up production, which would bring it closer to the ability to produce the fissile core of nuclear weapons.
Full Article
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_re_eu/iran_nuclear

* February 10, 2010 IAEA Report on Iran (PDF)
* ISIS Report: Iran's Enrichment for the Tehran Research Reactor
http://isis-online.org/isis-reports/detail/irans-enrichment-for-the-tehran-research-reactor-update/

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