(New York Times) William J. Broad - Atomic inspectors in Vienna confirmed Monday that Iran has begun enriching uranium at a new plant in Fordow in a mountainous region near Qum. It is Iran's second major enrichment site, and it is buried deep underground. International Atomic Energy Agency spokeswoman Gill Tudor said Monday that the agency could confirm that Iran has begun enriching uranium at Fordow to 20% purity - a concentration that will make it far easier to produce fuel for an atom bomb. Because uranium enrichment becomes much easier as it goes from low to high concentrations, weapons experts consider 20% purity very close to bomb-grade fuel, where the concentrations of uranium 235 are raised to around 90%.
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