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Iran Bars IAEA Inspectors out of Natanz Underground Facilities
Iran hasn't admitted IAEA inspectors to the underground bin of its Natanz nuclear facilities, where the uranium enrichment centrifuges are installed, AFP reported referring to diplomatic sources.
According to the IAEA report promulgated February 22, Natanz facilities have four cascades of centrifuges, each of which consisting of 164 similar devices. Moreover, Iran has nearly assembled two more cascades of 328 centrifuges.
IAEA observers intended to inspect the facility March 17, timing their visit to the sitting of U.N. Security Council, which is slated for the end of this month and which will decide on the new resolution on Tehran nuclear program.
The diplomats promised to arrive at the enterprise once again on Tuesday, March 20. They say it could be an insignificant delay blamed on the need to approve the list of inspectors and to sort out some legal formalities.
Of interest is that Russia has denied it conditions nuclear fuel deliveries to Bushehr to Tehran agreement for halting uranium enrichment program. The reason of delayed deliveries, Russia insists, is the financial debt of Iran.
On March 16, Russian officials threatened to suspend work on Iran's first nuclear reactor at Bushehr until the payments are resumed. But it is not the question of any ultimatum, Russia made clear.
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