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Russian experts in Iran to help redesign Arak reactor

Nuclear Program Materials 31 October 2016 17:37 (UTC +04:00)
Preparatory steps to redesign Iran’s Arak nuclear reactor are being taken, Russian Ambassador to Iran Levan Dzhagaryan said.
Russian experts in Iran to help redesign Arak reactor


Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 31

By Khalid Kazimov – Trend:

Preparatory steps to redesign Iran’s Arak nuclear reactor are being taken, Russian Ambassador to Iran Levan Dzhagaryan said.

Dzhagaryan said that Russia is determined to honor its commitments regarding the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA/ nuclear deal), IRNA news agency reported.

The ambassador added that Russian experts have visited Iran to contribute to the process for redesigning Arak reactor.

Earlier in January, Iran removed the core of the Arak heavy-water nuclear reactor and filled it with cement as agreed under the nuclear deal between Tehran and the world's major powers.

Under the JCPOA clinched in July, Iran should redesign and rebuild a modernized heavy water research reactor in Arak. The redesigned and rebuilt Arak reactor will not produce weapons-grade plutonium.

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