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Iran loads the forth batch of 20 percent refined nuclear fuel into Tehran reactor

Iran Materials 22 July 2012 16:30 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, July 22/Trend, corr. D.Khatinoglu/

The forth part of 20 percent-enriched uranium was loaded to 5 megawatt-thermal Tehran's Research Reactor (TRR), The head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization Fereydoun Abbasi Davani said.

According to IRNA report, Abbasi added that Iran's 20 percent-refined uranium stockpile is a little more than what IAEA reported earlier.

According to International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) latest report, Iran holds above 140 kg 20-percent enriched uranium.

Abbasi said that Iran would continue to enrich more 20 percent-refined uranium under supervision of IAEA.

Iran succeeded in loading the first batch of its home-made uranium rods into the Tehran research reactor in February 2012.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unveiled that his country succeeded in producing domestically 20-percent enriched nuclear fuel for Tehran's research reactor.

The Iranian 50-year old Amirabad reactor was supplied with 20 per cent enriched uranium fuel worth $5 million purchased in 1990 from Argentina last time.

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