Fereydun Abbasi Said that planning and laying the ground for 60% enrichment of uranium was done ten years ago. “Secluded areas of the country need electricity and for that purpose we need to enrich the uranium upto 90 Percent.”
This week during the Program “Goftegooye Siasi” (Political Talk) of Goftegoo Radio we discussed the Nuclear Terrorism, the act of sabotage in Natanz Atomic Centre and the Vienna Talks. The former head of Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran Dr. Fereydun Abbasi joined us in this show. He is currently the head of energy commission of the Parliament.
Dr. Fereydun Abbasi told our anchor that Iran had the capability of enriching the uranium upto 60% for a decade. “At that time our universities and scientific research centers were discussing the importance of our presence in deep waters and Oceanology researches specifically in Antarctica. Due to the increased threat we were facing from our enemy forces, we also decided to increase our strategic naval defense policy from territorial waters to trans-regional presence”.
Dr. Abbasi added: “For reaching the deep waters, successfully accomplishing the long haul missions and refueling it’s equipments, Iran had to have such ships and Submarines that would be fueled with Nuclear propellant. In this regard we were about to prepare a letter to the IAEA so they would be informed about our future steps but no actions were taken towards this goal of ours.
Current head of Energy Commission remarked the bill approved by the Parliament regarding the Nuclear Propellers and continued that an atomic engine without highly enriched Uranium isn’t possible at all, so at least we need 56% enriched Uranium to accomplish this target.
He suggested that the statesmen should consider designing the nuclear systems in a way that we may enrich Uranium up to 90 percent according to country’s requirements. He said: “If we’re going to have Nuclear Radiation Detectors, which is today’s priority, then we are obliged to produce 90 percent enriched Uranium.
Commenting on importance of small and compressed Reactors Mr. Abbas told Radio Goftegoo: “If we want to produce electricity, then we must be equipped with reactors. Therefore, we need Enriched Uranium of a higher grade. We have it in Isfahan, which is charged with a kilogram of Uranium and is of a 90 percent grade. This sort of activity is common in other advanced countries too.”
