Vienna – The Uranium stock of Iran close to the degree of weapons has increased since he announced a dramatic acceleration in enrichment in December and there has been no progress in solving pending problems, two reports said of the UN Nuclear Control Agency on Wednesday.
The enriched uranium stock up to 60% of the fisrosil purity, about 90% of the bomb rating, has been a long -standing concern for Western powers, which say there is no civil justification to enrich uranium at such a high level. Iran says that it only looks for peaceful nuclear energy.
Although the administration of President Donald Trump has said that he plans to press Iran about his nuclear program, the International Atomic Energy Agency has said that time is being exhausted for diplomacy to impose new restrictions on Iran’s activities.
“The significant increase in the production and accumulation of enriched uranium highly enriched by Iran, the only state of non -nuclear weapon in producing such nuclear material, is of great concern,” said the International Atomic Energy Agency in a passage that unusually included in both quarterly reports on Iran.
These confidential reports, sent to the Member States on Wednesday and both seen by Reuters, showed that although the 60% material stock grew in half, there was no real progress in resolving problems pending long -standing problems, including the inexplicable presence of uranium traces in unstalled sites.
The uranium stock refined to up to 60% in the form of uranium hexafluoruro grew by 92.5 kg in the last quarter to 274.8 kg, they said one of the two confidential reports of the OIEA.
That is enough in principle, if more enriched, for six nuclear bombs, according to an OIEA criterion. There is enough for more weapons at lower enrichment levels.
Where before its last acceleration, Iran was producing between 6 and 9 kilograms (13 and 20 pounds) of enriched uranium up to 60% per month, now that figure is between 35 and 40 kg, a senior diplomat said. This is just below 42 kg that is enough for a pump, if it refines even more.
One of the reports explained the lack of progress in pending problems, such as explaining the traces of uranium, which the OIEA has been asking the Islamic Republic to do for years.
“Iran states that he has declared all nuclear material, activities and locations required under his safeguard agreement. This is inconsistent with the agency’s evaluations, ”he said.
“Therefore, the agency is at a dead point with respect to solving these pending safeguards.”
During his first term as president, Trump retired the United States from a historical agreement between Iran and the main powers that set strict limits to Tehran’s nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief. After Trump retired in 2018, Iran violated and exceeded those limits.
With the agreement now largely in Jirones, European powers seek to have the help of the United States according to the new limits in Iran’s nuclear program or use a mechanism in the agreement to reimpose all sanctions before the Expiring Agreement in October.
