West Seeks to Prevent Iran From Producing Nuclear Fuel

mahla — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 04:27:11 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) –The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says the West has always sought to prevent the Islamic Republic from reaching the pinnacle of science and has left no stone unturned to stop the country from turning into a producer of nuclear fuel.

Mohammad Eslami made the remarks in an address to the Iranian education sector’s directors in Tehran on Sunday.

“Everyone should know that the nuclear fuel cycle is a power-generating one, and has nothing to do with building a bomb. They level spurious allegations against Iran and wrongfully accuse us of attempts to produce a nuclear bomb only because they do not want us to acquire nuclear technology,” he said.

“Despite fierce opposition expressed in recent years to Iran’s heavy water production, we have managed to build on our relevant expertise both in the atomic industry and molecular sector. Nuclear technology is a lucrative business and can be used in various spheres. It can be tapped to develop the country’s power,” Eslami said.

“The West is seeking to tighten the screws on Iran. We should act sensibly and reasonably so that the Islamic Republic continues to tread the path of progress and excellence on the basis of national interests, and improves in all arenas,” he noted.

He said Western countries are using the pretext that Tehran is after developing a nuclear bomb and opposing Iran’s production of heavy water as they know that it is a manifestation of its scientific power.

Eslami noted the West is against Iran’s entry into the field of new and emerging technologies as such an achievement will place the country at the top echelon of powerful countries.

The AEOI chief said while Iran’s nuclear industry accounts for less than 2% of the world’s nuclear capacity it is subjected to the most restricted nuclear inspections, noting that 25% of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) inspections have been conducted in Iran.

The United States, under former president Donald Trump, left the JCPOA in 2018 and returned the sanctions that the agreement had lifted.

Iran and the remaining parties to the deal resumed on-and-off talks on a potential revitalization of the deal in the Austrian capital of Vienna since last year, months after Joe Biden succeeded Trump, to examine the potential of the deal’s revival and removal of the sanctions.

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Moscow ready to send second nuclear fuel batch to Iran

reporter 1222 — Sun, 19 Aug 2018 05:15:39 +0000

The Russian Foreign Ministry in a statement on Friday announced that the second nuclear fuel consignment is ready to be sent back to Iran.

Russia consistently continues to implement its commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the statement said, according to IRNA.

“The Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation is carrying out a series of projects designed to ensure compliance with the terms of the JCPOA,” it said.

The ministry announced a high-tech Russian-Iranian project on reconfiguring two centrifuge cascades is successfully being implemented at a former uranium enrichment plant at Fordo with the aim of producing stable isotopes which will be used for industrial and medical purposes.

The statement said, “Fuel stockpiles with enrichment levels of up to 20 percent for the Tehran Research Reactor are being stored in Russia.”

“They are being returned to Iran in batches of under 5 kg at Iran’s request and after receiving confirmation from the IAEA that all JCPOA prerequisites outlined for doing so have been met. The first batch was transferred to Iran in early 2017. Preparations are underway to send a second batch,” the ministry added.
In addition, Russia has confirmed its willingness to assist Iran, on an as-needed basis, in managing the surplus low-enriched uranium, the reserves of which are not to exceed 300 kg in Iran.

“We are also providing various types of assistance in implementing Annex III to the JCPOA, which contains a list of specific areas of cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran for the peaceful use of atomic energy.”

Underlining its pledges on the landmark nuclear deal, the ministry said, “We reiterate our decisive commitment to take all the necessary measures to preserve and fully implement the JCPOA.”

“The above cooperation with Iran is being carried out strictly in accordance with the JCPOA terms and UN Security Council Resolution 2231 and under full IAEA control,” the statement asserted.

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