Iran to Continue Uranium Enrichment - Nuclear Chief RIA Novosti, PUBLISHED January 20, 2013 Iran will not cave in to external pressure and halt 20-percent uranium enrichment, the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization said on Tuesday. Western countries led by the United States suspect Iran of pursuing a secret nuclear weapons program, but Tehran insists it needs the enriched uranium for peaceful energy generation. "The Islamic Republic will not stop 20-percent uranium enrichment at the demands of other countries," Fereydoun Abbasi Davani was quoted by Iranian news agencies as saying. Abbasi’s remarks follow media reports saying that the next round of negotiations between Iran and a group of international mediators could take place in January 2013. The IAEA has said an agreement on Iran’s nuclear program could be achieved in January. Other news: The refueling operation was conducted in the presence of experts from the IAEA. Unit 4 of Kalinin NPP released for commercial operation Sergey Kirienko greeted the ceremony participants on the power unit commissioning for the commercial operation. Russian Mars Water Sniffer Goes Online Curiosity successfully touched down on the Red Planet last Monday. |
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