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December 5, 2019 / 9:10 AM / Updated an hour ago
Russia suspends revamp work at Iran's Fordow nuclear plant
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian state nuclear company Rosatom has suspended work on revamping a factory at Iran’s Fordow nuclear complex due to an issue with uranium compatibility, Rosatom’s nuclear fuel cycle unit TVEL said on Thursday.
“Uranium enrichment and the production of stable isotopes cannot be carried out in the same room,†TVEL said in a statement, adding that it was “technologically impossible†to implement the project at this time.
In November, the United States said it would cease waiving punitive sanctions related to the Fordow plant from Dec. 15 - a move Russia condemned - after Tehran resumed uranium enrichment at the underground site in contravention of a nuclear deal it signed with world powers in 2015.
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Fordow, notoriously has been criticized by Senator Cruz and others. What are the Russians doing there, aiding the development of enriched uranium?
Ted Cruz Sounds the Alarm: Deep State Staffers at Treasury and State Working Behind Trump’s Back to Preserve Obama’s Iran Nuke Deal
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“I hope these reports turn out to be wrong,†Cruz said. “The president has correctly ordered his administration to halt implementation of the catastrophic Obama-Iran nuclear deal. These waivers are part of the deal, and allow the Ayatollahs to build up their nuclear program, including at Fordow, a bunker they dug into the side of a mountain so they could build nuclear weapons.â€
Ted Cruz and other Iran hawks in Congress have been pressuring the State Department to end the waivers for several months, reported Adam Kredo.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-russia/russia-suspends-revamp-work-at-irans-fordow-nuclear-plant-idUSKBN1Y91WU
