Tehran, YJC. Iran’s top nuclear official says his organization will take whatever the legislative power decides.
The Head of the Atomic Energy Organization Aliakbar Salehi has
said that the Majlis decision to take uranium enrichment to 60 percent will not
be violated.
Salehi who was speaking to reporters on Friday evening said in
answer to a question regarding talks from Iran’s legislative body about heightening
the uranium enrichment level to 60 percent and if the country is able to enact
such a decision said "I would not like to enter details like that, but anyway
any entity decides something for national interests according to what it discerns.
As a governmental organization we will naturally follow whatever laws that may
come to pass.”
In answer to another question regarding Iran’s new power
plants he said "Right now we are discussing the matter with Russia. If agreements
are made, we will start the design and foundation of the second Bushehr power
plant this year.”
The head of the Atomic Energy Organization further stated
that IAEA inspectors are due in Iran in January and February to visit the nuclear
facilities in Bushehr.
He pointed out that the construction of Iran’s second
nuclear power plant will take 7-8 years.
Pointing to Iran’s protocol with Russia he added "The
protocol was signed by both sides at the time of Mr. Hashemi Rafsanjani as
president. There the Russians promised to build in Iran a power plant with the
capacity of 40 thousand MW.”
Salehi further said that Iran has made a move to revive the
protocol, maintaining that major steps have been taken and only a couple of
points need to be resolved.