Centrifuges Emerge as Key Sticking Point in Iran Nuclear Talks

(Reuters) Parisa Hafezi and Louis Charbonneau - Despite the smiles and handshakes at photo opportunities, there have been fierce exchanges behind closed doors at Vienna's Coburg palace touching on the yawning divide over enrichment capacity, diplomats and senior Iranian officials said. "We need at least 100,000 IR-1 (first-generation) centrifuges to produce enough fuel for each of our nuclear plants. We have informed the International Atomic Energy Agency about our plans to build 20 plants," a senior Iranian official said.


2014-05-23 00:00:00

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