Iran has been enriching uranium to up to 60% purity since April 2021 and three months ago it started enriching to that level at a second site
The UN nuclear watchdog said on Sunday it was in discussions with Iran about the results of recent verification work there soon after a Bloomberg News report that it had detected uranium enriched to 84% purity, which is close to weapons grade.
Iran has been enriching uranium to up to 60% purity since April 2021. Three months ago it started enriching to that level at a second site, Fordow, which is dug into a mountain. Weapons grade is around 90%. “The IAEA is aware of recent media reports relating to uranium enrichment levels in Iran,” the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Twitter. “The IAEA is discussing with Iran the results of recent Agency verification activities and will inform the IAEA Board of Governors as appropriate.
It added that the detected material could have been “mistakenly accumulated because of technical difficulties in operating the centrifuge cascades – something that has happened before”, citing one of the diplomats.
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