Monday, September 03, 2012

IAEA CONCERNED ABOUT NUCLEAR SITES AT FORDO AND PARCHIN

"The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)... says Iran has doubled production capacity at the Fordo nuclear site... a facility buried deep inside a mountain near the holy city of Qom... Iran says the aim of the Fordo site is to enrich uranium for civilian use up to a maximum of 20%..."

"The overall Parchin complex is one of Iran's leading munitions centres - for the research, development and production of ammunition, rockets and high explosives. The Parchin site is suspected of being used for experiments related to nuclear weapons... the IAEA said the Parchin site had been "sanitised" and that Iran had "been conducting activities at that location that will significantly hamper the agency's ability to conduct effective verification", if inspectors were granted access..."

"... the IAEA concludes that it is unable to say that all nuclear material in Iran is for peaceful activities."

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19424097