The International Atomic Energy Agency has confirmed that Iran has begun building an underground centrifuge assembly facility near the site of the previous facility in Natanz, where an explosion occurred last July. The Secretary-General of the IAEA, “Rafael Grossi“, stated: “They have started, but the work has not been completed. This is a long process.” …
Iran has inaugurated the construction works for the second unit of the Bushehr nuclear plant on Sunday, November 10. Ali Akbar Salehi, Iranian Vice President and President of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, together with Alexander Lokshin, assistant director of the Russian Rosatom, both laid the foundation stone for the second reactor at Bushehr, …
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The CEO of Iran’s western region electricity company, Ali Asadi, has announced a new strategy to increase exports of electricity to Iraq. Asadi said in a press interview that the Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Company of the Iranian Ministry of Energy has adopted a new strategy to increase the volume of electricity exports to …
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Al-Mayadin Network spoke with Ali Akbar Salehi, head of The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution victory. We picked up four key points of the interview. Iran has the ability to enrich uranium at a high level. Iran has begun the construction of a new generation of centrifuges …
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The chairman of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) – Ali Akbar Salehi revealed last Friday the intention of his country to import 900 tons of yellow cake. “During the embargo, we were not able to import one single gram of yellow cake but we planned to import a first batch of 600 tons”. Mr. …
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani ordered experts and officials to develop nuclear-powered ships, accusing the United States of violating the international nuclear agreement reached last year with Tehran. Recently the US Congress voted for the extension of the restrictive and punitive measures against Iran, provoking the indignation of the highest political and religious authorities in Tehran. …
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Mr.Ali Akbar Salehi, Head of Atomic Energy Corporation of Iran (AEOI), recently announced the construction of the first hospital with a nuclear medicine department with the support of Austria. The Managing Director of Iranian Social Security Organization, Seyed Taghi Nourbakhsh added the hospitals will be built in the cities of Shiraz in south and Tabriz …
Recently Chinese top officials visited Iran to discuss civil nuclear cooperation with Iranian counterpart. The Chinese delegation went to Arak heavy water reactor which is also known as IR-40, the reactor is a 40 megawatt (thermal) heavy water unit. Mr. Sun Qin, Head of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), along with other member of China …
Foreign banks and financial institutions are still hesitant to engage business with Iran and fear the US. Sledgehammer. Despite the recent declaration of U.S Energy secretary, Ernest Moniz, that sanction lifting have nothing to do with the banking rigidity, Mr. Ali Akbar Salehi, Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) repeated during the General …
During the General Conference at IAEA, Mr. Ali Akbar Salehi, Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) announced that Iran is cooperating with Switzerland, Czech Republic, several other countries and institutions of the European Union, including the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom). During his visit in a nuclear hospital in Vienna, Mr. Ali Akbar …
