IAEA: Iran Installs New Centrifuges As Its Enriched Uranium Stockpile Continues To Grow
According to the IAEA, the amount of enriched uranium that Iran now possesses has reached 30 times more than was agreed upon in the 2015 nuclear deal framework.
IAEA - The International Atomic Energy Agency reported on Friday that Iran has been expanding its capacity to enrich uranium at its two underground sites by installing new centrifuges. The agency also passed a resolution this month calling on Tehran to allow its inspectors at its nuclear sites.
The IAEA's 35-nation Board of Governors voted on the resolution earlier this month, with 20 countries voting to pass the resolution, 12 countries abstaining, and two countries (Russia and China) voting against passing the resolution.
The last resolution passed 18 months ago called on Iran to comply with an investigation into traces of man-made uranium that have been found at Iran's undeclared sites.
The confidential International Atomic Energy Agency report sent to member states on Thursday said, "On 9 and 10 June ... Iran informed the Agency that eight cascades each containing 174 IR-6 centrifuges would be installed over the next 3-4 weeks in Unit 1 of FFEP [Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant]."
The report added, "On 11 June 2024, the Agency verified at FFEP that Iran had completed the installation of IR-6 centrifuges in two cascades in Unit 1. Installation of IR-6 centrifuges in four additional cascades was ongoing".
Iran's Enriched Uranium Stockpile Now 30 Times More Than Agreed Upon In 2015 Deal
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