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| Iran will produce nuclear fuel plates in 4 months |
| 2010-02-22 |
| Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast has stated that the Islamic Republic will have the capacity to produce the plate-type dispersion nuclear fuel element in the coming months. "Those who make allegations that Tehran lacks the means to manufacture the plate-type dispersion nuclear fuel element should wait for the end results of our work in four months," he told the IRNA news agency on Saturday. Mehmanparast added, "Ever since Iran set its civilian nuclear program in motion, certain elements have claimed that the technical expertise the Islamic Republic employs is by no means indigenous and comes from outside. They even assume Iranian nuclear activities will come to a standstill should restrictions be imposed on the importation of the foreign-made parts required to advance the nuclear program." Later, it was acknowledged that Iranian scientists have the capability to produce 3.5-percent enriched uranium after the world saw new generations of Iranian-made nuclear centrifuges, he noted. "Iran has always conducted its nuclear activities under the supervision of International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors, and they are well aware that Iran has the capability to produce the plate-type dispersion nuclear fuel element," he pointed out. The West expressed reservations about the first reports that Iran had produced its first batch of 20-percent enriched nuclear fuel, but the UN nuclear watchdog dispelled the doubts. Mehmanparast also stated that the expertise to produce the plate-type dispersion nuclear fuel element does not differ greatly from the technology required to produce nuclear fuel rods, adding that a unit of the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facility (UCF), which was inaugurated in early spring 2009, is currently converting the 20-percent enriched fuel into fuel rods. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 WMF OP-ED > IS IRAN'S PURCHASE OF CHINESE MISSLE BOATS WITH KNOWN "DUAL-USE" MISLSYS A COVER TO BUY A CHIN NUCLEAR BOMB? "Austere" + "Dual-Use" clearly means CONVENTIONAL WARHEADS ONLY. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-02-22 22:14 |
| #6 DRUDGEREPORT > IRAN TO HIDE NUCLEAR PLANTS INSIDE MOUNTAINS. HMMMMM, HMMMMM, so its "THE NUKES OF NAVARONE" [Iran], versus "SINK THE TIRPITZ" WW3 Commando movies, ala CHINA reloc vulnerable PLA, econ activities heeeevily defended deep in-country secret locales includ next to water sources??? NO PAS? Uh, uh, "333 SQUADRON"??? D *** NG IT, MORIARITY, 333 SQUADRON > "YOU CAN'T KILL A SQUADRON"! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-02-22 20:51 |
| #5 ...and Hussein O says, "the US doesn't have a veto over the nuclear policies of other countries." Ergo: do nothing. Unless you think rhetoric-bombs have impact. |
| Posted by: Angalet Jones1077 2010-02-22 20:38 |
| #4 I thought that Nuke plants used fuel RODS? |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-02-22 12:34 |
| #3 Are they safe to eat on? |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2010-02-22 07:21 |
| #2 Time for the Israelis to get geared up. |
| Posted by: Dave UK 2010-02-22 04:48 |
| #1 ISRAELI MIL FORUM > LATEST REPORT ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR ACTIVITIES [Iran may be covertly produc as much as 10X it public stated output of HEU]??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-02-22 00:05 |