Iran expanded its nuclear program

Yesterday, Tehran announced it would strengthen its development of its nuclear program by installing a second centrifuge system to serve uranium enrichment, which is suspected by the West.

A corner of Natanz's nuclear facility in Iran.
(Photo: Interet-General)

Iran's statement comes at a time when major countries are preparing to announce a draft of the Security Council resolution, including restrictions on sanctions against Iran because of non-compliance with deadlines on stopping work. Uranium rich on August 31 last.

Iran denies the Western accusation that it is pursuing weapons of destruction and repeatedly affirmed its nuclear program for the sake of peaceful generation. In February, they installed the first system of 168 centrifuges to enrich uranium.

Thus Iran doubled its capacity to refine uranium by repositioning its second centrifuge system. Earlier, Tehran also announced it plans to install 3,000 centrifuges at the Natanz nuclear facility, in central Iran, later this year.

According to experts, to have enough fuel for an industrial-scale reactor needs to install 54,000 centrifuges. Meanwhile, enriched uranium could generate fuel for the reactors to generate electricity, but could also serve as weapons.

Although Iran is long likely to be close to the goal of producing enough nuclear fuel for a reactor, the initial success of these centrifuges shows that the country is gradually mastering. It is extremely complicated by uranium refining technology.

Last Monday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that the country's nuclear capacity has increased 10 times over last year despite pressure from the west. The two veto countries in the Security Council, Russia and China, still advocate dialogue with Iran instead of seeking sanctions.

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