In February Iran announced that it has started using new generation of domestically made centrifuges that enrich uranium at a faster pace. Centrifuges are machines that spin at supersonic speed to raise the concentration of the fissile isotope of uranium. As a signatory to the nuclear non-proliferation regime (NPT) Iran is legally entitled to enrich uranium for civilian purposes.irna/281
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced on Tuesday that 11,000 centrifuges are currently operational in Iran’s uranium enrichment facilities.
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