In its turn, Tehran repeatedly denied that the Fordow facility was intended to produce
weapons-grade uranium, saying that it was tasked only with producing low-enriched uranium for power plants.
Under the international atomic deal, Iran agreed to enrich uranium to no more than 3.67 per cent, enough for peaceful pursuits but far below
weapons-grade levels of 90 per cent.
'The Yongbyon nuclear complex includes a small research reactor called the IRT-2000, a 5MW(e) gas-graphite moderated reactor, an unfinished 50MW(e) reactor, a spent fuel reprocessing facility, multiple waste storage sites, a uranium enrichment facility, and light water reactor.' Precisely, it contains both Radiochemical Laboratory (Reprocessing plant) to produce
weapons-grade plutonium, Fuel Fabrication complex that includes the Uranium Enrichment Plant to produce
weapons-grade high-enriched uranium.
Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he was happy to hear that former double agent Sergei Skripal had been discharged from hospital, stressing that if a
weapons-grade poison had been used, Skripal would have died on the spot.
BOISE, Idaho -- A small amount of radioactive,
weapons-grade plutonium about the size of a U.S.
Ms Roberts said: "[The] revelation that we are selling millions of pounds worth of
weapons-grade nuclear substances to Russia undermines the Prime Minister's authority on the world stage.
A plutonium nuclear warhead requires six and a half pound or roughly 3-5 kilograms of
weapons-grade plutonium and 5-7 Kilograms of reactor-grade plutonium.
The lawsuit seeks to recover $100 million from the agency for failing to comply with an agreement to remove one metric ton of
weapons-grade materials from the Savannah River Site, according to Attorney General Alan Wilson's office.
Imagine if Iran's leaders were only months or even weeks away from laying their hands on enough
weapons-grade uranium for a nuclear bomb?
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has suspended a deal with the US on the disposal of
weapons-grade plutonium amid escalating tensions over Syria between Moscow and Washington.
Summary: Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday suspended a treaty with Washington on cleaning up
weapons-grade plutonium, signaling he is willing to use nuclear disarmament as a new bargaining chip in disputes with the United States over Ukraine and Syria.