Iran Steps Up IAEA Cooperation Even as Uranium Stockpile Surges
- International inspectors report monitoring gear re-installed
- Highly-enriched uranium inventory surged 30% last quarter
Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran.
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Iran has re-installed monitoring equipment and boosted its cooperation with international inspectors even as its engineers added to stockpiles of uranium enriched closer to weapons grade, the global nuclear watchdog reported Wednesday.
The findings published in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s quarterly report on Iran reduces the likelihood that the Islamic Republic will face censure when diplomats convene June 6 to discuss its nuclear program.