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| Iran to build 10 uranium enrichment facilities. |
| 8 Feb 2010 |
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Iran says it plans to build 10 new uranium enrichment facilities.
The statement comes after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad instructed Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation to start work on producing higher-grade nuclear fuel for a Tehran reactor.
Iran's announcement raised the stakes in its dispute with the West, but President Ahmadinejad said talks were still possible on a nuclear swap offer by world powers.
Mr Ali Akbar Salehi, who heads the Atomic Energy Organisation, also said Iran would start producing uranium enriched to a level of 20 percent on Tuesday.
He added this would be done in the presence of inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Mr Saleh added Iran will formally inform the Vienna-based U.N. agency about the move in a letter later today.
But he added production would be halted if Iran received fuel enriched to 20 percent from abroad.
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