Iran to receive 130 tons of uranium: Nuclear energy organization

The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says the country is soon to receive as much as 130 tons of uranium from abroad.

The organization’s spokesman, Behrouz Kamalvandi, made the announcement while speaking to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) News on Thursday.

Kamalvandi said that the country had previously bought 220 tons of the material, and was currently in possession of a total of 350 tons. “Given that this amounts to a valuable resource, it places us in a very favorable position,” he said.

“Of course, toward industrialization, we need more resources. Therefore, we continue to prospect and extract [uranium] inside the country, and have accorded priority to this task.”

Kamalvandi also said the country was to produce 100 kilograms of enriched uranium, and noted that the Commission had approved that the amount of the enriched material be calculated in accordance with the method proposed by the Islamic Republic.

“Now that our interpretation of the calculation method has been approved and applied, we are soon to start cleaning out the deposits at nuclear facilities and there would be space for 100 kilos more,” he said.

Iran had refrained from stocktaking until our approach was approved, he said.

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