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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Deconstructing the meaning of Iran's 20 percent uranium enrichmentfrom It is 6 Minutes to Midnight | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists by Ivan Oelrich

Deconstructing the meaning of Iran's 20 percent uranium enrichmentfrom It is 6 Minutes to Midnight | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists by Ivan Oelrich

On February 11, the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivered the "sweet" news that Iran had successfully produced 20 percent enriched uranium. More than anything, the announcement served as Iran's response to the stalemate over purchasing fuel for the Tehran Research Reactor that is used, in part, to produce medical isotopes.




http://www.thebulletin.org/web-edition/fea...nium-enrichment

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