Iran’s enrichment to near bomb grade set to rise ‘dramatically’ – IAEA chief

By Reuters 6 December 2024, 4:02 pm

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Iran's domestically built centrifuges are displayed in an exhibition of the country's nuclear achievements, in Tehran, Iran, February 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

The UN nuclear watchdog will announce that the rate at which Iran can enrich uranium to up to 60% purity, close to the roughly 90% of weapons-grade, is “increasing dramatically,” the watchdog’s chief Rafael Grossi tells Reuters in an interview.

“Today, the agency is announcing that the production capacity is increasing dramatically of the 60% inventory,” International Atomic Energy Agency chief Grossi says, adding that it was set to rise to “seven, eight times more, maybe, or even more” than the previous rate of 5-7 kg a month.