Technical Issues Suspected in Iran Nuclear Suspension
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Iran had to suspend its nuclear work earlier this month and delayed plans to make fuel for a reactor, the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a report that shows the country’s nuclear drive may have run into technical difficulties.
The number of installed centrifuges that Iran uses to enrich uranium, the heavy metal used to fuel nuclear power plants and construct atomic bombs, fell to 8,426 from 8,856 three months ago, the IAEA said today in a restricted report obtained by Bloomberg News. Iran had to stop producing uranium on Nov. 16 and delayed installing machinery used to build nuclear fuel panels, the nine-page report said.