An October 2010 photo shows the reactor building at the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran.
Iran Enriches Uranium At New Underground, Better Defendable Site -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Iran will in the "near future" start enriching uranium deep inside a mountain, a senior official said, a move likely to further antagonize Western powers which suspect Tehran is seeking nuclear weapons capability.
A decision by the Islamic Republic to conduct sensitive atomic activities at an underground site - offering better protection against any enemy attacks - could complicate diplomatic efforts to resolve the long-running row peacefully.
Iran has said for months that it is preparing to move its highest-grade uranium refinement work to Fordow, a facility near the Shi'ite Muslim holy city of Qom in central Iran, from its main enrichment plant at Natanz.
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More News On Iran's Nuclear Program
Iran says nuclear reactor is weeks from operating at full capacity -- CNN
Report: Iran Begins Uranium Enrichment at New Site -- ABC News/AP
Iran starts uranium enrichment underground -- The Telegraph
Iran to open new uranium enrichment plant -- ABC News (Australia)
Iran's New Uranium-Enrichment Site To Be Operational Soon -- Radio Free Europe
Iran atomic chief says new uranium enrichment facility to soon become operational -- Haaretz
Iran: Bushehr nuclear plant to reach full capacity by end of month -- Haaretz
Iran says uranium enrichment plant to enter full capacity in Feb. -- RIA Novosti
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