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Iran complies with its obligation under nuclear deal: IAEA report

24 May 2014 00:13 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Iran continues to cut its most sensitive nuclear stockpile by more than 80 percent in implementing a milestone nuclear deal with six world powers, and met a deadline in the cooperation with the UN nuclear agency by taking steps to provide greater transparency of its nuclear plan, a UN confidential report showed on Friday, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

A monthly updating confidential report of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), obtained by Xinhua, showed Tehran has been curbing its disputed nuclear activities under the landmark Geneva deal agreed in last November since the pact came into force in Jan. 20.

The report said Iran has cut the amount of its 20 percent enriched uranium by more than 80 percent, which amounted to 209 kg when the deal came into force.

"Iran's stock of UF6 enriched up to 20% U-235 has decreased from 209.1 kg to 38.4 kg," IAEA noted in the document.

The 20 percent uranium enrichment is seen as one of the most controversial elements in Iran's nuclear plan, as the nuclear fuel could be used to produce nuclear weapon if further enriched.

Under the Geneva interim deal agreed in last November between Iran and the so called P5+1 group (Britain, China, France, Russia, the United States plus Germany), Iran would freeze some controversial nuclear activities in six months in exchange for a limited easing of western sanctions on the gulf oil-depending nation's economy.

The confidential report also noted progress has been made in the clarification of unresolved issues of Iran's nuclear program as Iran has implemented the seven practical measures to improve the transparency of its atomic plan, including providing information regarding the "Exploding Bridge Wire detonators"(EBW), the first items of 12 identified possible military dimension issues (PMD) in Tehran's nuclear program, to the agency.

"Iran showed information to the Agency that simultaneous firing of EBW was tested for a civilian application. This is the first time that Iran has engaged in a technical exchange with the Agency on this or any other of the outstanding issues related to possible military dimensions to Iran's nuclear programme since 2008," the report said.

EBW could be used in developing nuclear weapon but also has civilian applications.

The UN nuclear watchdog is still assessing the EBW information provided by Iran.