Construction of Isfahan Research Reactor to Begin in "Coming Weeks"
The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has said that, based on the plans made, "operations to construct a research reactor will officially begin at the Isfahan site in the coming weeks."
IRNA news agency reported on Wednesday that Mohammad Eslami raised this issue during a visit to the Isfahan UCF site.
The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran stated: "We have planned research reactors, especially a reactor that can test fuel for other reactors, and based on the studies conducted in the coming weeks, we will officially begin construction of the research reactor at the Isfahan site."
Mohammad Eslami has said that this project is "all indigenous and Iranian" and will complete the research, evaluation, testing, and assurance chain for nuclear power generation.
He continued by stating that research has begun to "locate" sites, especially in the south of the country, to examine "favorable and suitable locations that are compatible with the requirements of nuclear power plants" and begin their study and design operations.
The International Atomic Energy Agency announced in June of this year that 90 percent of Iran's 60 percent enriched uranium had been transferred to the Isfahan Nuclear Center, where equipment for converting uranium gas into uranium metal is located.
Iran also announced to the International Energy Agency in February last year that it intends to start producing centrifuge machines in a new complex in Isfahan, replacing the Karaj Tsai facility.
Iran is expanding its nuclear program even as it turned off the International Atomic Energy Agency's surveillance cameras at its nuclear facilities last month.
Following the disconnection of the International Atomic Energy Agency's surveillance cameras at Iran's nuclear facilities, Rafael Grossi, the agency's director general, said that the Islamic Republic "is advancing its nuclear programs without the agency's supervision and inspections, and if an agreement is not reached, we will enter a very uncertain phase."
The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Dushanbe, stated that the Islamic Republic continues to enrich uranium at a very high level, adding that the agency does not have information that proves that the Islamic Republic of Iran is building a nuclear bomb, but the efforts and behavior of the Iranian government indicate that they are moving in this direction.
Iran's nuclear program is one of the main areas of concern for the West and regional countries, especially since negotiations to revive the JCPOA have also reached a deadlock.
US President Joe Biden has repeatedly stressed that he will not allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons.
Source: Radio Farda
