Monday, December 9, 2013

UN Inspectors Inspect Iran Heavy Nuclear Water Plant

A general view of the Arak heavy-water project, 190 km (120 miles) southwest of Tehran January 15, 2011. Credit: Reuters/ISNA/Hamid Forootan

U.N. Inspectors Visit Iranian Site Linked To Nuclear Program -- Reuters

(Reuters) - U.N. inspectors visited an Iranian plant on Sunday linked to a planned heavy-water reactor that could yield nuclear bomb fuel, taking up an initial offer by Tehran to open its disputed nuclear program to greater scrutiny.

The increased transparency is the result of a thaw in relations between Iran and the West that culminated in a deal struck last month under which Tehran is to curb its nuclear program in return for some easing of sanctions.

It was the first time in more than two years that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) had been allowed to go to the Arak heavy water production plant, which is designed to supply a research reactor under construction nearby.

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More News On UN Inspectors Inspecting Iran's Heavy Nuclear Water Plant

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UN Inspectors Visit Iran's Arak Heavy Water Plant -- Radio Free Europe
UN experts visit Iran Arak nuclear site for first time since 2011 -- Middle East Online
U.N.’s Nuclear Inspectors Arrive in Iran -- New York Times
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