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6. Iran Halts 20% Uranium Enrichment

Tue Nov 12, 2013, 04:49 PM

Nov 2013

Iran began producing 20 percent uranium in 2010 when efforts to secure fuel for the US-built Tehran Research Reactor (TRR) fell through, and they began to attempt to produce fuel rods for themselves. The TRR provides materially all of Iran’s medical isotopes for nuclear medicine.

Deputy head of the Iranian parliament National Security Committee Hossein Hosseini reported that Iran no longer needs to produce 20 percent uranium because it already has enough to make all the fuel rods the TRR will need for the foreseeable future.

http://news.antiwar.com/2013/10/23/iran-halts-20-percent-uranium-enrichment/

It might sound like I'm an apologist for Iran, but I'm not. I'd just like to see the enmity ended.

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Iran to let UN inspect new reactor next month. [View all] dipsydoodle Nov 2013 OP

" would first have to agree on the details of the inspections." jessie04 Nov 2013 #1

Seems like they are coming around. QuestForSense Nov 2013 #2

Playing for time. jessie04 Nov 2013 #3

Time for what? CyrusV Nov 2013 #8

Heavy water reactors don't need enriched uranium ConcernedCanuk Nov 2013 #4

Good... then they have NOTHING to hide. jessie04 Nov 2013 #5

Iran Halts 20% Uranium Enrichment QuestForSense Nov 2013 #6

And nuclear weapons require 90% enriched uranium. CyrusV Nov 2013 #7

Going from 20% to 90% is relatively easy bananas Nov 2013 #9