Thursday, August 30, 2012

IAEA: Iran Expanded Nuclear Capacity By 30 Percent Since May

A view of what is believed to be a uranium-enrichment facility near Qom, Iran. Photograph: Digital Globe/Reuters

Iran Produces 31% More Uranium To Add To Stockpile: IAEA -- Bloomberg

Iran maintained its output of enriched uranium that world powers say may eventually be used for nuclear weapons, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Iran’s stockpile of medium-enriched uranium grew 31 percent to 189.4 kilograms (417.6 pounds) from 145 kilograms in May, the IAEA said today in an 11-page restricted report. The Persian Gulf country had raised production of the 20 percent enriched material by a third in the three-month period ending May 25.

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More News On The IAEA's Report On Iran's Nuclear Program

Iran doubles underground nuclear capacity: IAEA -- Reuters
Iran doubles capacity at nuclear site: IAEA -- AFP
IAEA Report: Iran Doubled Number Of Underground Centrifuges -- Radio Free Europe
Iran nuclear crisis: Fordo capacity doubled - IAEA -- BBC
UN nuclear agency to report on Iran's nuclear progress -- CTV/AP
Iran Doubles Higher-Enriched Uranium Capacity, U.N. Agency Finds -- Wall Street Journal
Report on Iran's nuclear capabilities to show increase in enrichment equipment -- The Guardian

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