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Iran’s enriched uranium stockpiles went beyond nuclear deal caps – report
Published time: 1 Jul, 2019 10:55
Iran has reportedly increased its stockpiles of enriched uranium and is exceeding the 300kg cap set out in the 2015 nuclear deal. Tehran had earlier vowed to curb its implementation of that deal, after the US walked away from it.
Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have re-measured the production of Iran’s enriched uranium and concluded that its reserves “have exceeded 300 kilograms,” an unnamed source told the Fars news agency. He added that the uranium was enriched by 3.7 percent.
Tehran had earlier announced that it would speed up producing the radioactive material as part of its policy to shrink commitments under the 2015 JCPOA nuclear deal. The accord, which major world powers sealed with Iran, says that the 300kg cap must not be exceeded until 2031. It also prescribes that Tehran keep the stockpile’s level of enrichment at 3.67 percent.
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