The Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant in Qom, northern Iran. (Photo: AFP/VNA) |
Spokesperson for Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, Behrouz Kamalvandi, said on Monday that so far Iran has not made any attempt to enrich above 60%. The presence of particles above 60% enrichment does not mean production with an enrichment above 60%, he said.
Bloomberg News reported on Sunday that international atomic monitors in Iran detected uranium enriched at 84% last week. Weapons grade is around 90%.