European diplomats are expressing annoyance today as the International Atomic Energy Agency has issued a report on Iran’s uranium enrichment program. The report claims the IAEA takes “umbrage” at the fact that Iran made the move so rapidly.
Reportedly the IAEA sent a letter to Iran Monday asking them to not feed their low-enriched uranium into the newly configured centrifuges until adjustments were made to the safeguards procedures, but Iran moved ahead anyhow.
Officials say the move is at best a technical violation of procedures, but were irked that the Iranian government disregarded the atomic watchdog’s wishes. Iran began the enrichment of uranium to 20 percent on Tuesday.
Iran has been enriching uranium to 3.5 percent, and announced their intentions to begin enriching at 20 percent after months of failed negotiations for a third party source of fuel for the Tehran research reactor, an aging, US-built reactor that produces medical isotopes. Iran has said they will abandon the 20 percent enrichment if and when a new supply of fuel for the reactor is found.
They are perfectly within their rights and i hope that they will not be bullied by the USA. If anyone should disclose their intentions it should be Israel with it's illegal nuclear Arsenal and one of the worst Records in History. they are still using Cluster Bombs and depleted Uranium but there are no Borders to Radioactive Waste.. the Birth Defect rate in Israel has also increased. until this Pollution drifts over in the USA and directly affects the Financiers of this War, nothing will change.
Bullied by the USA. More likely bombed by the USA. And trust me when the US finally does it they too will have constructed a "within their rights" explanation and justification.
If Israel is so against Iran having nuclear power why don't they set a good example and get rid of what they have. Whats good for the goose ts good for the gander.
What's good for the goose wil be used to supress the gander…… you cant suppress the gander if it's got the same weapons as you… Which is what has been bugging the Israelis ever since they nabbed someone elses land…
Article 45 (singed during the Shah's regime but still honored by the Islamic Republic) calls for notice to be given so that adjustments can be made to the Sageguard procedure. Iran duly gave notice. However, the IAEA which is a tool of U.S. dominated Israelis will ensure that the adjustment does not take place. In 2006, Iran/ Ahamadinejad proposed France create a consortium to enrich uranium in Iran as a way to resolve the country's nuclear standoff with the West. French nuclear manufacturers could have been possible partners in the consortium, which would allow France to control uranium enrichment activity in Iran in a tangible wayOn the other hand, Germany continues to give nuclear capabe subs to the Israelis, America builds 30-thousand pound bomb called the Massive Ordnance Penetrator – (MOP) and Congress approved supplying them to Israel The 1-megaton bomb of the robust nuclear earth penetrator is 71 times bigger than the bomb at Hiroshima. And here we are, "irked" that Iran is practicing its right to medical research? Is there at least no pretense to having shame where there is none left?
The ISAE can express "umbrage" til the cows come home, but in doing so they are acting outside the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) framework as obvious tools of the US and the other western powers that control the UNSC and often the IAEA.
NPT extracts:
Article III
1. Each non-nuclear-weapon State Party to the Treaty undertakes to accept safeguards, as set forth in an agreement to be negotiated and concluded with the International Atomic Energy Agency in accordance with the Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Agencys safeguards system, for the exclusive purpose of verification of the fulfillment of its obligations assumed under this Treaty with a view to preventing diversion of nuclear energy from peaceful uses to nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices.
3. The safeguards required by this article shall be implemented in a manner designed to comply with article IV of this Treaty, and to avoid hampering the economic or technological development of the Parties or international cooperation in the field of peaceful nuclear activities,
Article IV
1. Nothing in this Treaty shall be interpreted as affecting the inalienable right of all the Parties to the Treaty to develop research, production and use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes without discrimination and in conformity with articles I and II of this Treaty.
2. All the Parties to the Treaty undertake to facilitate, and have the right to participate in, the fullest possible exchange of equipment, materials and scientific and technological information for the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
note particularly-
***the International Atomic Energy Agency . . . for the exclusive purpose of verification of the fulfillment of its obligations assumed under this Treaty with a view to preventing diversion of nuclear energy from peaceful uses to nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices.***
again-
***for the exclusive purpose. . .preventing diversion***
http://www.fas.org/nuke/control/npt/text/npt2.htm