TEHRAN-- The Iranian Foreign Ministry has responded to a joint statement by the United States and its European allies on the commencement of %60 uranium enrichment at Fordow.
In reaction to the statement of the European troika and the U.S.
on Irans peaceful nuclear activities at the Fordow center, Iranian Foreign Ministry representative Nasser Kanaani stated the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, was notified of the 60% enrichment in Fordow on November 17, 2022, the ministry said in a statement on Sunday afternoon.
The declaration added, Kanaani included that all the modes of enrichment have been specified in the data survey.
He likewise said that throughout the January 2023 examination, no brand-new step happened that would be inconsistent to the November 17, 2022 questionnaire and would, hence, make it required to notify the IAEA thereof.
On Feb.
3, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States issued a joint declaration in response to the most recent report by the IAEA in which the UN nuclear guard dog implicated Iran of using modifications to the configuration of some of its centrifuges without informing the Agency ahead of time.
These centrifuges produce high-enriched uranium as much as 60% and are located at the Fordow enrichment plant.The four nations claimed that the Iranian move was inconsistent with Irans responsibilities under its NPT-required Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement.
They said, Such absence of required notification weakens the Agencys ability to maintain timely detection at Irans nuclear centers.
The freshly reported modification in setup of centrifuge waterfalls used to produce near-weapons-grade uranium underscores the requirement for Iran to meet all its safeguards reporting commitments and to accept whatever safeguards monitoring the IAEA views as required in light of Irans production of such extremely enriched uranium.
They concluded, We call on Iran to abide by all its legally-binding international commitments under its Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement with the IAEA and to completely comply with the Agency in the application of reliable safeguards at Fordow.
Irans nuclear head on Thursday revealed frustration with the IAEAs recent report on Tehrans nuclear activities at the Fordow nuclear complex, asserting that the IAEA inspectors assessment of their visit to the nuclear plant was incorrect .
Speaking at an exhibit on Irans brand-new accomplishments in the nuclear industry, Mohammad Eslami, chief of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), said the Agencys attitude is unfortunate.
Eslami said the AEOI had quickly notified the IAEA of one of its inspectors wrong examination of activities in Fordow.The IAEA inspectors found that an error had been made, Eslami continued.Iran advised the IAEA in a letter provided back in November that it had actually decided to start improving uranium at its Fordow plant to a purity level of 60%.
Additionally, at two uninhabited halls in the nuclear plants of Fordow and Natanz, Iran has installed and started up additional centrifuges.
The halls had actually stayed empty as an outcome of Irans adherence to the conditions of the historical 2015 nuclear agreement, formally called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), but centrifuges have actually now been reinstalled.