Iran 'produces own raw uranium'

[maddezmom]

Source: BBC

Iran says it has delivered its first domestically produced raw uranium, or yellowcake, to a plant that can make it ready for enrichment.

The statement, from Iran's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi, comes the day before talks between Iran and world powers over its nuclear programme.

Enriched uranium can be used for fuel in reactors or made into nuclear bombs.

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"The West had counted on the possibility of us being in trouble over raw material but today we had the first batch of yellowcake from Gachin mine sent to Isfahan (conversion) facility," Mr Salehi said on state television.



Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11921173

[Bobbieo]

1. I'm certain the Iranium gov't is using all of the safety methods and

precautions to protect their people and environment from radioactive contamination - sarcasm!!!

[Turborama]

2. Iran announces nuclear advance (Atomic chief says they have produced first batch of "yellowcake")

Source: Al Jazeera English

Atomic chief says country has produced its first batch of "yellowcake", the raw material used for uranium enrichment.

Last Modified: Dec 05 2010 16:12 GMT

Iran has produced its first batch of uranium concentrates to be used at a nuclear plant, a major step in cutting its reliance on imports of the key ingredient for nuclear fuel, state media has reported.

Ali Akbar Salehi, the country's atomic chief, said on Sunday that Iranian experts would begin using domestically produced yellowcake, the raw material for enrichment, at the Isfahan conversion plant.

"The West had counted on the possibility of us being in trouble over raw material but today we had the first batch of yellowcake from Gachin mine sent to Isfahan facility," Salehi said on state television on Sunday.

The announcement came just a day before world powers meet with Iranian officials in another attempt to persuade them to halt uranium enrichment.

Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/12/20101259318679341.html

[JDPriestly]

3. This brings us much closer to war.

How sad that Iran is doing this. It puts other countries in the Middle East under pressure to arm themselves with nuclear weapons also.

I feel sorry for the Iranian people -- and the whole world. This is a sad development.

[Arctic Dave]

4. You could say that against Israel.

They had them for a while and is the biggest agressor in the region.

[Still a Democrat]

5. Iran Says It Has Produced Its First Yellowcake Uranium

Source: VOA

Iran's nuclear energy chief Ali Akbar Salehi says his country has produced its first batch of yellowcake uranium, the material used for enrichment. Salehi said the development "strengthens" Tehran's position in the next round of nuclear talks, set to start Monday in Geneva.

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Read more: http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Iran-Produces-First-Domestically-Produced-Uranium-Yellowcake-111343954.html

[laconicsax]

6. Time to invade Libya.

We're still operating under the * Doctrine, right? Well, since Iraq had no nuclear arms or yellowcake uranium at the same time that North Korea was claiming to have nukes, it follows that now that Iran has yellowcake, we need to invade Libya with their stupid green flag.

[davidinalameda]

8. I've always like their green flag

:shrug:

[rug]

9. Compliments of wikileaks

http://cablesearch.org/cable/view.php?id=09TRIPOLI941&hl=pri%3AOO

[laconicsax]

12. Hmm...better turn up the timetable. n/t

[Alhena]

7. Brings this Chapelle skit to mind ... video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlwk8rh425Y&feature=related

[La Lioness Priyanka]

10. Yummy

[sarcasmo]

11. Did someone say CAKE?

Pretty sure our Plutocracy will invade over Cake.

[Prometheus Bound]

13. It's certainly their right under the terms of Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.

Why wouldn't they?

[conspirator]

14. I am happy for Iran

As soon as they join the rank of countries that cannot be raped by the US the better.

[Imajika]

15. So we can count you in as pro-nuclear proliferation then?

Who else would you like to see get nukes?

Perhaps Syria? Libya? Zimbabwe?

"As soon as they join the rank of countries that cannot be raped by the US the better."

Thank God most liberals/Democrats/progressives don't think and talk like you. We'd lose every election from here to eternity if we adopted that attitude as a party.