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NEWS ABOUT: enriched uranium

enriched uranium stories: 13 news summaries

Iran Wants
to Change
Uranium Deal

But Tehran proposal would make the agreement pointless

Oct 27, 09 5:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iran continues to waffle on the details of the deal under consideration to ship its enriched uranium to Russia. Now it's saying that if it does agree to the deal—a formal response is due Friday—it won't send all of its uranium at once. Instead, it will send shipments... More »

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 Iran OKs Nuke Deal, 
 Will Give Up Uranium 

Tehran said to be giving nuclear material to Russia

Oct 21, 09 7:43 AM CDT
(AP) - Iran has agreed to a draft deal on its nuclear program, the UN's nuclear watchdog announced today. The International Atomic Energy Agency said that Iran, the US, Russia, and France had agreed to the deal but gave no details. According to diplomats, however, the agreement would see the country ship... More »

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 Iran Nuke Talks Sluggish, 
 But 'Moving Forward' 

UN watchdog seems some progress between Tehran, Council members

Oct 20, 09 6:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Negotiations over the future of Iran’s nuclear program have been sluggish, the chief United Nations representative at the Vienna talks says this evening. “I believe we are making progress. It is maybe slower than I expected. But we are moving forward,” Mohamed ElBaradei says. The permanent members... More »

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Iran • nuclear program • International Atomic Energy Agency • enriched uranium • UN Security Council • Mohamed ElBaradei

Ahmadinejad: Obama Made 'Big Mistake' Over Nukes

Tehran didn't hide
new facility, he insists

Oct 3, 09 2:51 PM CDT
(AP) - Iran's president hit back today at President Obama's accusation that his country had sought to hide construction of a new nuclear site, arguing that Tehran reported the facility to the UN even earlier than required. "The US president made a big and historic mistake," said Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. "... More »

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Iran • Tehran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • enriched uranium • nuclear arsenal • Qom

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Iran Will Allow UN Inspectors
at Nuke Site

But official brags
it will 'blind the eyes'
of enemies

Sep 26, 09 11:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some typically mixed messages out of Iran today: The nation's nuclear chief says UN inspectors will be allowed to visit a newly revealed uranium-enrichment facility. Ali Akbar Salehi says he's "astonished" by the controversy, insisting that Iran has done nothing wrong. Meanwhile, an aide to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali... More »

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Iran • Tehran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • nuclear • International Atomic Energy Agency • enriched uranium

Iran 6 Months From Nuke-Ready: Report

Senate report warns uranium stockpile could cause regional arms race

May 8, 09 3:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Experts believe Iran could be only 6 months away from having enough weapons-grade material for a nuclear bomb, CNN reports. While there's no indication Iran is preparing to build a bomb, the status of the country's nuclear program remains largely unknown, and its uranium stockpile has the potential to destabilize... More »

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Iran • nuclear weapons • uranium enrichment • enriched uranium • Senate Foreign Relations Committee

US May Drop Nuclear Condition for Iran Talks

Country may be allowed to continue enriching uranium after talks begin

Apr 14, 09 1:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration is considering dropping the long-standing US insistence that Iran shut down its nuclear facilities before talks begin, insiders tell the New York Times. The proposal—which represents a major policy shift—would allow Iran to continue enriching uranium for a period during talks, possibly in return for... More »

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Iran • diplomacy • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • International Atomic Energy Agency • enriched uranium • nuclear facilities • Obama administration

 US: Iran Has Enough 
 Uranium for a Bomb 

Iran's step forward worries Mullen, many others

Mar 1, 09 10:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Iran has enriched enough uranium to make a nuclear bomb, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Mike Mullen told State of the Union today. "Iran having nuclear weapons, is a very very bad outcome—for the region and for the world," Mullen said. A recent report by the IAEA... More »

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Iran • diplomacy • Joint Chiefs of Staff • IAEA • Adm. Mike Mullen • nuclear enrichment • enriched uranium

Tehran Has
Enough Fuel for Nuclear Bomb

Iran has more
uranium than thought, says UN agency

Feb 19, 09 9:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Here's news that won't cheer Washington as it figures out how to deal with Iran: A UN agency says the nation now has enough uranium to build a nuclear bomb. In order to do so, Tehran would have to refine it further and kick out inspectors. But it reached this... More »

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 Iran Nears Nuke Breakthrough 

Iran could have nuclear weapon by 2010

Jan 28, 09 2:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Iran may be mere months away from amassing enough low-enriched uranium to begin the next step in developing nuclear weapons, reports the Daily Telegraph. If the regime overcomes certain technical hurdles and further enriches its uranium to weapons grade, it could potentially develop a nuclear warhead by next year, reports... More »

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Iran • United Nations • nuclear weapons • Natanz • enriched uranium • UN Security Council • Obama administration • International Institute for Strategic Studies • Shahab-3

 Iran Boosts Uranium Stockpile 

UN reports finds country may already have enough for bomb

Nov 20, 08 2:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Iran is rapidly moving forward with its nuclear program and may already have enriched enough uranium to take the next step toward building a nuclear bomb, the Financial Times reports. The uranium will need more enrichment to reach weapons-grade levels, say UN experts, who believe the country will wait until... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • IAEA • nuclear weapons • International Atomic Energy Agency • uranium enrichment • atomic bomb • uranium • enriched uranium

EU Experts Say Iran Closer to Nuke Weapon

Tehran a year away
on uranium; separate UN report out today

Feb 22, 08 9:25 AM CST
(Newser) - A new report from a European Union agency concludes that Iran could have enough uranium to build an atomic bomb within one year. The EU results—which precede a major UN report coming out today—look nothing like the findings of the US intelligence community, writes Der Spiegel: the recent... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • European Union • nuclear weapons • nuclear program • atomic bomb • uranium • National Intelligence Estimate • enriched uranium

Iran Closer to Fueling Nuke Reactor, VP Claims

First time Iran has made claim

Nov 24, 07 5:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Iran claims to have made nuclear fuel pellets of uranium oxide, a major step in its quest to fuel a heavy water reactor, the AP reports. It also claims to be making pellets for light water reactors, like the one Russia is helping it build on the Persian Gulf coast—... More »

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