TEHRAN, Nov 7 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran resumed uranium enrichment, at Fordow nuclear facility, in the early hours of Thursday, after a break-off period since the clinch of the Iranian nuclear deal, in July, 2015.
The Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), said, it officially started injecting Uranium hexafluoride (UF6) into the centrifuges, at the underground Fordow nuclear plant.
The spokesman for the AEOI said the injection of UF6 is monitored by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Iran’s move came as the fourth step, to scale back its commitments to the 2015 nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
“Fordow will soon be back to full operation,” Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, said Wednesday.
In reaction to the U.S. withdrawal from JCPOA in May, 2018, and re-imposition of sanctions, Iran has made moves to drop its commitments to the JCPOA.
Since May, 2019, Iran started to build stockpiles of nuclear fuel and enrich low-grade uranium, to a higher level of purity. It has also started up advanced centrifuges, to boost the country’s stockpile of enriched uranium and began enrichment activities in Fordow, all of which had been restricted by the nuclear accord.– NNN-IRNA
