21 September 2021

IAEA again highlights Iranian nuclear concerns

by Srishti Punja

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) officially released its quarterly report on Iran's nuclear programme on 16 September, revealing a significant decrease in the overall size of its uranium stockpile since the last report in May.

It estimated that the total has dropped by 799.7 kg to 2,441.3 kg “due to the use of uranium enriched up to 2% U-235 to produce uranium enriched up to 5% U-235”. This total includes uranium hexafluoride gas (UF6), uranium oxides and their intermediate products, uranium in fuel assemblies and rods, and in liquid and solid scrap.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) officially released its quarterly report on Iran's nuc...

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