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The International Atomic Energy Agency has started
to supervise Iran's suspension of the issue of Uranium nuclear enrichment
program, but says it will be days before the agency can confirm that the
Tehran has fully complied.
Iran says it has halted all work on potentially weapons-related parts
of its nuclear program, honoring a deal with European powers. IAEA
spokesman, Mark Gwozdecky, says inspectors are supervising the suspension and receiving good
co-operation from Iran.
"It appears that the suspension is in effect, but we are going to need
a couple of days more before we can truly verify that all the facilities,
and there are at least a dozen, have been suspended," said Mr. Gwozdecky.
Mr. Gwozdecky says inspectors have to install seals and make a full
inventory of materials and components so that they can check if anything
has changed next time they visit.
He added the IAEA is hoping to complete the work before the board of
governors meets Thursday to assess whether Iran's nuclear file should be
referred to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions.
Iran says its program is purely peaceful, but the size of some
facilities and the fact that nuclear activities were hidden from the world
for almost 20 years have raised suspicions that Tehran is developing
nuclear weapons.
The IAEA confirmed that before the suspension that Iran had produced
about two tons of UF-six gas that can be used to purify uranium for use as
fuel in nuclear plants or in nuclear weapons.
But Mr. Gwozdecky says the UF-six produced by Iran is not bomb material
and in any case not enough to be of use for nuclear
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