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| EU to help Iran with nuclear light-water reactor |
| 2005-02-11 |
| EU negotiators offered to send a mission to help Iran obtain a nuclear light-water research reactor, in what would be the first concrete move towards rewarding Tehran for abandoning uranium enrichment, diplomats said as four days of EU-Iranian talks ended. Iran's reaction was not immediately known in talks that have been deadlocked since beginning in December. The trio of Britain, France and Germany, representing the European Union, is trying to convince Iran to dismantle an enrichment program that the United States says is part of secret nuclear weapons development. In return, Iran would get economic and political rewards. This is confusing, as it seems to be just the opposite of what a light water reactor does. "Light water (ordinary water) is used as the moderator in reactors as well as the cooling agent and the means by which heat is removed to produce steam for turning the turbines of the electric generators. The use of ordinary water makes it necessary to do a certain amount of enrichment of the uranium fuel before the necessary criticality of the reactor can be maintained." |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |