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Iran to Scale Down Plutonium Production Plans


(AP-Washington Post) Iran is scaling down plutonium production plans at its partially-built Arak heavy-water reactor. Nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi told the IRNA news agency Wednesday that the redesigned reactor will make less than 1 kg. of waste plutonium instead of 10 kg. as initially planned. The change of plans is part of a deal that Iran is negotiating with world powers to ensure its nuclear program will not produce an atomic weapon.
2014-06-12 00:00:00
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