Saturday, October 10, 2009

Iran plans to produce reactor fuel if talks fail

PRESS-TV/ here
"Ahead of planned nuclear discussions in Vienna, Tehran expresses optimisms that the talks will be fruitful, or else it will enrich uranium to the 20 percent required for its research reactor. 
"We will write a letter and announce to the [International Atomic Energy] Agency (IAEA) that Iran would act directly to supply the fuel for the Tehran reactor," if the talks failed, spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Shirzadian said Saturday.... 
"During Vienna talks, the sides will discuss various ways to supply fuel for the reactor," Shirzadian, who was speaking to the Iranian Students News Agency, said referring to an offer for Iran to buy 20 percent pure uranium from Russia and France in exchange for its 5 percent enriched uranium. 
"Iran fully owns the enrichment technology and therefore it will sit at the negotiating table with power," he added......" 

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