Iran Eliminates Some Weapons Potential in Uranium Stockpile
- IAEA says Tehran is converting a third of 60% enriched uranium
- Iran declared it’s using uranium to make medical isotopes
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Iran has started converting a third of its highly enriched uranium stockpile into material used to produce medical isotopes, potentially reducing tensions amid efforts to revive its landmark nuclear agreement with world powers.
International Atomic Energy Agency monitors verified that Iran began on March 11 irradiating part of its stockpile of uranium enriched to 60% to produce molybdenum targets, according to a two-page restricted document circulated late Wednesday among diplomats in Vienna and seen by Bloomberg. The process renders the material useless for weapons.