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Thu, 02/18/2010 - 17:18
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Iran rejects U.S.-Russian-French nuclear proposal
TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) -- Iran has announced it will not study the nuclear proposal presented by the United States, France, and Russia since it regards it as worthless and illogical.
In a joint letter submitted to the International Atomic Energy Agency on February 12, the three countries proposed that the Tehran research reactor should be shut down and that Tehran should receive medical radioisotopes, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast told the Mehr News Agency on Wednesday.
The Tehran research reactor produces radioisotopes for cancer treatment and requires 20 percent enriched nuclear fuel.
The letter said that medical radioisotopes are available in global markets and Iran could purchase them, Mehmanparast said.
However, he added only certain countries produce radioisotopes and these materials are not easily obtainable.
Any proposal that calls for a halt to uranium enrichment in Iran or calls for the closure of the Tehran research reactor cannot be studied, he stated.
“Only those proposals can be studied that would help provide fuel for the Tehran research reactor to meet the country’s medical needs, and therefore, Iran must either buy this fuel or swap it if the conditions are met, and at the end of the day, domestic production can meet the Tehran reactor’s needs,” he explained.
According to Reuters, the letter said the UN proposal for Iran to swap enriched uranium for 20 percent enriched nuclear fuel for the Tehran research reactor contained legal assurances it would be fulfilled.
The three powers’ letter listed provisions that they said “provide assurances regarding our collective commitment” to implement the deal, and Washington had offered “substantial political assurances” as well.
They said guarantees included the IAEA taking custody of Iran’s nuclear material as part of the swap, a legally binding “project and supply” pact, and U.S.-Russian-French backing for IAEA technical assistance to ensure the Tehran research reactor operates safely.
In a joint letter submitted to the International Atomic Energy Agency on February 12, the three countries proposed that the Tehran research reactor should be shut down and that Tehran should receive medical radioisotopes, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast told the Mehr News Agency on Wednesday.
The Tehran research reactor produces radioisotopes for cancer treatment and requires 20 percent enriched nuclear fuel.
The letter said that medical radioisotopes are available in global markets and Iran could purchase them, Mehmanparast said.
However, he added only certain countries produce radioisotopes and these materials are not easily obtainable.
Any proposal that calls for a halt to uranium enrichment in Iran or calls for the closure of the Tehran research reactor cannot be studied, he stated.
“Only those proposals can be studied that would help provide fuel for the Tehran research reactor to meet the country’s medical needs, and therefore, Iran must either buy this fuel or swap it if the conditions are met, and at the end of the day, domestic production can meet the Tehran reactor’s needs,” he explained.
According to Reuters, the letter said the UN proposal for Iran to swap enriched uranium for 20 percent enriched nuclear fuel for the Tehran research reactor contained legal assurances it would be fulfilled.
The three powers’ letter listed provisions that they said “provide assurances regarding our collective commitment” to implement the deal, and Washington had offered “substantial political assurances” as well.
They said guarantees included the IAEA taking custody of Iran’s nuclear material as part of the swap, a legally binding “project and supply” pact, and U.S.-Russian-French backing for IAEA technical assistance to ensure the Tehran research reactor operates safely.
