Topic: Tehran

Iran hampering nuclear investigation: IAEA

Iran is hampering a long-running investigation into its controversial nuclear drive by vetoing the nomination of certain United Nations inspectors, the UN atomic watchdog said Monday. The International Atomic Energy Agency also said that a number of its seals had been broken ...

Iran boosts nuclear work despite sanctions: IAEA

VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran's total production of low-enriched uranium has risen by around 15 percent since May to reach 2.8 tonnes, a U.N. nuclear watchdog report said, showing Tehran is pushing ahead with disputed work despite tougher sanctions. The confidential report, obtained ...

Iran starts loading fuel in nuclear power plant

A defiant Iran on Saturday began loading fuel into its Russian-built first nuclear power plant in the face of stiff opposition from world powers to its controversial atomic programme. Despite leading Western opposition to the Islamic republic's project to enrich uranium in ...
A defiant Iran started on Saturday loading fuel into its Russian-built first nuclear power plant, in the face of stiff opposition from world powers to its controversial atomic programme. After more than three decades of delay, engineers finally began loading the Russia-supplied ...
Iran said on Saturday it has started loading fuel into its Russian-built first nuclear power plant, in the face of stiff opposition from world powers to its controversial atomic programme. After more than three decades of delay, engineers finally began loading the ...
Iran on Saturday begins transferring fuel into its Russian-built first nuclear plant, as it remains defiant about sanctions imposed by world powers over its controversial atomic programme. After decades of delay, engineers will finally transfer the Russia-supplied fuel into the plant in ...

Iran to fire up its first nuclear power plant

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's first nuclear power station will be loaded with fuel on Saturday, a showcase for Tehran's claim that its atomic ambitions are purely peaceful. Experts say firing up the $1-billion Bushehr plant will not take Iran any closer to ...

Iran sets timetable for third uranium plant

Iran is to start building its third uranium enrichment plant in early 2011, as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad signed a new law Monday binding Tehran to pursue the controversial work of refining uranium to 20 percent. The law, Safeguarding the Islamic Republic of ...

Ahmadinejad signs uranium enrichment law

Iran's president on Monday signed a bill to continue uranium enrichment, and limiting cooperation with the UN's nuclear watchdog, state news agency IRNA reported. The law on Safeguarding the Islamic Republic of Iran's Peaceful Nuclear Achievements signed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad calls ...

Iran says to push ahead with new enrichment plants

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will push ahead with a major expansion of its uranium enrichment capacity, its nuclear chief said on Monday, despite international sanctions meant to force the Islamic Republic to curb its nuclear program. The latest comments by Ali Akbar ...
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