Iran Keeping Up 60, 20, 5 Percent Uranium Enrichment: Nuclear Chief
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran made it clear after the extension of a three-month deal with the IAEA that the enrichment of uranium in Iran to purity levels of 60%, 20% and 5% is proceeding according to plan.
"Uranium enrichment at 60%, 20% and 5% purity levels still continues (in Iran) and our stockpiles of the 20% enriched uranium stand at over 90 kilograms," Ali Akbar Salehi said on Monday.
He said Iran has also stockpiled over 2.5 kilograms of 60 percent enriched uranium and over 5 tons of 5 percent enriched uranium, emphasizing that the country's nuclear activities still continue, Press TV reported.
Salehi also pointed to the end of a three-month deadline which was given by Iran to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on inspection of the country's nuclear sites and the Islamic Republic's decision to extend the agreement by one month and said Tehran decided to continue recording data for one more month amid the ongoing Vienna talks on the revival of the JCPOA.
Iran informed IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi of its decision on Monday, he noted.
