IAEA Finds Enriched Uranium In Iran

[kpete]

Highly enriched uranium found in Iran
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency told the U.N. Security Council its inspectors have found new traces of enriched uranium in Iran.

The discovery marked the third instance that highly enriched uranium was found at an Iranian facility, but the IAEA said the nuclear fingerprint on the new discovery does not match that found on earlier samples, which the agency had concluded came from contaminated equipment from Pakistan, The New York Times reported Friday.

The 6-page IAEA report did not identify where the uranium might have originated or whether it was connected to a secret nuclear program in Iran. The country has insisted that its nuclear program is aimed only at producing energy, a task that would use uranium enriched at much lower levels than that found by the IAEA inspectors.

The report said that Iran was continuing to produce enriched uranium at low levels and on a small scale at its Natanz facility.

more at:
http://upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060901-070212-4100r

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

1. Well, duh.

They told us as much in their big press conference a couple of months ago.

[LynnTheDem]

2. Iran has an inalienable right to produce enriched uranium for

nuclear energy.

But little things like facts never stopped the warmongering cowardly rightwingnuts!

[SidDithers]

3. Highly enriched uranium?...

That article is amazingly short on details. Fuel grade uranium enriched to 3.5% U235 concentration is one thing, highly enriched uranium is a completely different animal.

I'd be interested in the U235 concentration of the highly enriched uranium.

Sid

[acmejack]

14. IAEA: Iran has highly enriched uranium

UNITED NATIONS -- The International Atomic Energy Agency told the U.N. Security Council its inspectors have found new traces of enriched uranium in Iran.

The discovery marked the third instance that highly enriched uranium was found at an Iranian facility, but the IAEA said the nuclear fingerprint on the new discovery does not match that found on earlier samples, which the agency had concluded came from contaminated equipment from Pakistan, The New York Times reported Friday.

http://wpherald.com/articles/1117/1/IAEA-Iran-has-highly-enriched-uranium/Does-not-match-older-samples.html

[novalib]

4. SO WHAT??!!

Who gives a fuck whether a sovereign nation like Iran has or doesn't have "new traces" of "enriched uranium"??

What gives any other nation the right to do anything about it, even if Iran does have enriched uranium??

Just watch what will happen -- The fascists running the Bush cabal/regime will use the supposed presence of enriched uranium as a pretext for war with Iran. They will no doubt claim that Iran has "weapons of mass destruction".

[slipslidingaway]

5. IAEA Report on Iran - 6 pages pdf

http://www.ft.com/cms/f9966dec-3913-11db-a21d-0000779e2340.pdf

[thereismore]

7. I scanned the report but somehow I missed the "highly enriched" U. nt

[slipslidingaway]

9. This may be what they are referring to in the article, a particle?

or a small number of particles? found at the technical university, on pages 3 and 6.


D.1. Enrichment Programme
D.1.1. Contamination

11. There has been no further progress on the resolution of the contamination issue (GOV/2006/27,
paras 8–9). As mentioned in the Director General’s last report (GOV/2006/38, para. 4), given the
difficulty of establishing a definitive conclusion in connection with this long outstanding issue, a full
understanding of the scope and chronology of Iran’s centrifuge enrichment programme, as well as full
implementation of the Additional Protocol, are necessary for the Agency to be able to provide credible
assurances regarding the absence of undeclared nuclear material and activities in Iran. These are also
essential for clarification of the source of the uranium particle contamination found at the technical
university, as discussed in paragraph 24 below.


...F. Transparency Measures

24. Analysis of the environmental samples taken from equipment at a technical university in
January 2006, referred to in paragraph 25 of GOV/2006/27, showed a small number of particles of
natural and high enriched uranium. This equipment had been shown to the Agency in connection with
its investigation into efforts made by the Physics Research Centre (PHRC) to acquire dual use material and equipment (GOV/2006/27, paras 24–25).

25. Iran has not yet responded to the Agency’s requests for clarification concerning, and access to
carry out environmental sampling of, other equipment and materials related to the PHRC. Nor has Iran
provided the Agency with access to interview the other former Head of the PHRC. As noted in
GOV/2006/38, paragraph 17, the clarification and access sought by the Agency have taken on added
importance in light of the results of the environmental sampling referred to in the previous paragraph.

[thereismore]

15. Yes, that';s it. Particles came from "environmental" samples,

which means dust swept off the floors or collected on the air filters. I don't think we can conclude they have a kilogram of the enriched stuff. The neocons will, I am sure.

[SidDithers]

8. Thanks for posting that...

After reading, the UPI article is really misleading.

If Iran had highly enriched uranium, IAEA would be screaming it from the rooftops.

Sid

[slipslidingaway]

12. YW and see post number 9 above, it sounds as if it just an item

they want to cross off their list :shrug:

[acmejack]

13. Highly enriched uranium found at Iranian plant

VIENNA The global nuclear monitoring agency deepened suspicions on Thursday about Iran's nuclear program, reporting that inspectors had discovered new traces of highly enriched uranium at an Iranian facility.

Inspectors have found such uranium, which at extreme enrichment levels can fuel bombs, twice in the past. The International Atomic Energy Agency concluded that at least some of those samples came from contaminated equipment that Iran had obtained from Pakistan.

But in this case, the nuclear fingerprint of the particles did not match the other samples, an official familiar with the inspections said, raising questions about their origin.

In a six-page report to the United Nations Security Council on Thursday, the agency withheld judgment about where the material came from and whether it could be linked to a secret nuclear program.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/09/01/africa/web.0901iran.php

[thereismore]

6. this is as good as proof for the criminal in the White house. The Iraq

evidence was non-existent and look what they did with it. This comes from IAEA, an international agency that the criminals conveniently ignored before. Now, however, they will run with it. Facts like concentration of "highly enriched" U be damned. The rightwingers are already calling for airstrikes and nuclear bombs, I am sure of it.

Iran learned a lesson from Iraq and N. Korea: if you don't have nukes, you'll get invaded. If you do, you'll be left in peace. Who can blame Iran? I don't.

[blogslut]

10. Bushco is really banging the drums of war

Think they'll try to crank military action against Iran out by November?

[sable302]

11. ooooooh

the Iranians said as much months ago