29 Mar 2024
Wednesday 13 January 2016 - 10:13
Story Code : 196606

Iran may sell surplus heavy water produced at Arak nuclear reactor to US

Iran hopes to sell 40 metric tons of excess heavy water produced at the Arak nuclear reactor to the United States for research purposes, the deputy chief of Irans Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI) said Tuesday.








MOSCOW (Sputnik) AEOIs Deputy Head Ali Asghar Zarean said that Iran planned toproduce 20 metric tons ofheavy water annually and sell the excess toforeign customers, according tothe state IRNA news agency.


Zarean denied reports that Iranian technicians had dismantled the core ofthe Arak Heavy Water Reactor aspart ofTehransJuly deal withinternational mediators toscale downits nuclear program inreturn forthe easing ofsanctions.

The deputy atomic chief said Iran was due toconclude a deal withChina next week tomodify the design ofits nearly finished IR-40 heavy water reactor, underconstruction atthe Arak nuclear facility.

Under the Joint Comprehensive Plan Of Action, agreed last year byIran and six mediators namely, the United States, Russia, China, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany Tehran must take steps toensure that it cannot build a nuclear weapon beforethe sanctions can be lifted.
By Sputnik
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