 270 tons of UF6 produced in Iran
Tehran, 2007/04/09, IRIB
Vice President and Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Reza Aqazadeh said on Monday that over the past one year, 270 tons of UF6 have been produced in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Speaking on the occasion of the National Day of Nuclear Technology, Aqazadeh said, "We have gathered here today to celebratethe entry of the uranium enrichment project into an industrial level, thanks to God's blessing."
"Today, with the start of uranium enrichment on industrial scale, another step was taken for the progress of the Islamic Republic," he said.
Outlining Iran's objectives in acquiring peaceful nuclear technology, Aqazadeh said access to higher level of technology of nuclear fuel cycle, production of energy at power plants to serve as a substitute to oil and gas and scientific and industrial progress in different nuclear fields have been among Iran's nuclear objectives.
He said that the Islamic Republic of Iran has made such progress thanks to the efforts of domestic experts and technicians as well as localizing nuclear technology. He added that implementation of sophisticated nuclear projects at he least cost has been among the objectives behind Iran's peaceful nuclear technology.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Aqazadeh said production of yellow cake as the basic substance for nuclear fuel production through establishment of related facilities in Ardakan, Yazd province, and Bandar Abbas, Hormuzgan province, have been among the IAEO activities.
He said the UF6 production through establishment, inauguration and opration of the UCF in Isfahan are among the projects the IAEO has put on its agenda.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, head of the Islamic Revolution Leader's office Mohammadi Golpayegani, presidential advisors and deputies, Experts Assembly members, cabinet members, Secretary of the Supreme National Security council, Majlis representatives, deputy ministers, local officials and foreign ambassadors were present in the ceremony.
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