Iran produces first batch of enriched uranium
15:11, 11 February 2010
MOSCOW. February 11. KAZINFORM Iran has produced its first batch of 20%-enriched uranium, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying by the Iranian Fars news agency on Thursday; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
Iran's nuclear activities sparked a new wave of international criticism earlier this week, after the Islamic Republic announced its plans to enrich uranium to 20% purity. Western powers fear the program is aimed at building nuclear weapons, while Tehran insists it needs enriched uranium for civilian power generation; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti.
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