Iran plans to ship out excess heavy water noted in watchdog report- U.S.

Record ID: 79465

  • Title: Iran plans to ship out excess heavy water noted in watchdog report- U.S.
  • Date: 9th November 2016
  • Summary: WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 9, 2016) (STATE TV) U.S. DEPUTY STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON MARK TONER ENTERING BRIEFING ROOM (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. DEPUTY STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON MARK TONER SAYING: "The IAEA has observed that Iran has slightly exceeded its 130 metric ton heavy water stockpile limit under the JCPOA 100 kilograms so that's about one-tenth of a metric ton. A couple of points to make on that. It's important to note that Iran made no effort to hide this, hide what it was doing from the IAEA during the course of its ongoing heavy water production. Iran produced a little more heavy water than permitted but is now taking steps to address the issue." TONER WALKING OUT OF BRIEFING
  • Embargoed: 24th November 2016 20:13
  • Keywords: Iran nuclear water IAEA
  • Location: WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES
  • City: WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
  • Reuters ID: LVA00157Q8ABR
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: The U.S. State Department said that Iran is taking steps to ship out heavy water produced in excess of a soft limit set under its nuclear deal with major powers, as reported by the U.N. atomic watchdog on Wednesday (November 9).
    "It's important to note that Iran made no effort to hide this," State Department spokesman Mark Toner told a regular press briefing when asked about the report.
    It is the second time Tehran has surpassed the 130 metric tonne threshold for heavy water, a material used as a moderator in reactors like Iran's unfinished one at Arak, since the deal was put in place in January. It had 130.1 tonnes of the material on Tuesday (November 8), the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a confidential report seen by Reuters.
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