Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 49

7-Dec-2009

IRAN

IAEO Chief Says Iran Plans 10 More Uranium Enrichment Facilities

Iranian Atomic Energy Organisation (IAEO) head Ali Akbar Salehi told reporters on 29 November that Tehran plans to build 10 additional uranium enrichment facilities around the country so as to maximize the chances of Irans nuclear fuel capability surviving potential air attacks. Mr Salehi said: The location of five of the 10 new plants had already been decided, and work on...