TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president on Sunday ordered his atomic agency to significantly enrich the country’s stockpile of uranium, angering Western nations who want the Islamic republic to halt its nuclear program.Mahmoud Ahmadinejad maintained, however, that Iran was also still willing to follow a U.N. plan to export its uranium abroad for further enrichment. Refining uranium produces nuclear fuel for a power plant but if carried out far enough can create material for a weapon.—-Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at [email protected]
Iran leader orders new step in nuclear program, uranium stockpile
By The Associated Press
February 7, 2010