IAEA Chief Inspector to visit Tehran next week
The head of the IAEA's Safeguards will visit Iran on May 4, the
spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI)
said.
Behrouz Kamalvandi said Massimo Aparo will visit "Saghand" uranium
mining complex and Ardakan yellow cake complex on the Iran-IAEA
seven-article agreement, Kheybaronline news portal reported on
April 30.
The Saghand uranium mining complex is located near Ardakan, in
central Iran.
The mine has 1.5 million tons of ore reserves, with an average
grade of 553 ppm. Ore is processed into uranium ore concentrate at
the yellowcake production plant at Ardakan.
Iran agreed to take seven "practical steps" in its cooperation with
the International Atomic Energy Agency, according to a joint
statement of Iran and the IAEA posted on the website of Atomic
Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) in February.
Based on the agreement, Iran should allow IAEA access to Saghand
uranium mine and Ardakan yellow cake complex in the central
province of Yazd.
Iran agreed to provide more information about its Arak heavy- water
reactor and implement the agreed procedure on the reactor.
Iran will complete the agreement's implementation by May 15.
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