The Esfahan Uranium Conversion Facility

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This website seeks to make available in a single location a broad array of information about Iran's nuclear program, from current news and assessments of this program, to ongoing diplomatic activity aimed at halting its uranium enrichment activity, to commercial satellite imagery and ground photos of nuclear-related sites, and information about Iran's illicit nuclear trade.

This site was made possible by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation.

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- No Obama Letter to Iran?
  January 20, 2012
  
  On January 18, conservative Iranian lawmaker Ali Motahari announced and Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast confirmed that President Barack Obama had sent a letter to Supreme… Read More ›
- Iran’s Ridiculous Distraction
  November 18, 2011
  
  Iran should answer the IAEA’s concerns instead of trying to prevent the public from receiving in a timely manner widely available information about its nuclear activities
  
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- David Albright on ABC’s This Week with Christiane Amanpour
  November 14, 2011
  
  Watch David Albright discuss Iran’s nuclear program and the next steps to resolve the crisis on the Sunday edition of ABC’s This Week with Christiane Amanpour.
  
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- IAEA Release Report on Iran and Alleged Weaponization Efforts
  November 8, 2011
  
  The IAEA has released a highly anticipated safeguards report on Iran. In addition to regular inspections information on Iran’s nuclear enrichment program, the report also contains the exchanges, open issues… Read More ›
- Iran Nuclear Issue – Considerations for a Negotiated Outcome
  November 4, 2011
  
  John Carlson, former Director General of the Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office, has written a paper highlighting the key considerations for a negotiated outcome regarding the Iranian nuclear issue.
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- Debunking Gregory Jones Again
  October 27, 2011
  
  by David Albright and Christina Walrond
  
  On October 18, Gregory Jones published a response to ISIS’s September 20 critique of his Read More ›
- Performance of the IR-1 Centrifuge at Natanz
  October 18, 2011
  
  Although the average monthly production of 3.5 percent low enriched uranium (LEU) has increased to about 150 kg/month, the number of centrifuges needed to produce this LEU has increased disproportionately… Read More ›
- Iran’s Advanced Centrifuges
  October 17, 2011
  
  Last summer, Iran began installing two cascades of advanced centrifuges at the Pilot Fuel Enrichment Plant (PFEP) at Natanz. As of August 28, 2011, according to the International Atomic Energy… Read More ›

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- January 18, 2012
  Reality Check: Shorter and Shorter Timeframe if Iran Decides to Make Nuclear Weapons
  As Iran continues to enrich and increase its stockpile of uranium, the amount of time required to build a nuclear device - if the political decision were to be made - becomes shorter and shorter.
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- December 8, 2011
  No Visible Evidence of Explosion at Esfahan Nuclear Site; Adjacent Facility Razed
  Satellite imagery analysis of the Esfahan nuclear site in Iran following reports of an explosion in the area that might have affected the complex.
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- November 29, 2011
  Vyacheslav Danilenko – Background, Research, and Proliferation Concerns
  A detailed look at the man allegedly behind Iran’s work on the weaponization of nuclear material.
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- November 28, 2011
  Satellite Image Showing Damage from November 12, 2011 Blast at Military Base in Iran
  Satellite imagery of the blast at the Iranian military base.
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- November 14, 2011
  ISIS Analysis of IAEA Iran Safeguards Report: Part II-- Iran’s Work and Foreign Assistance on a Multipoint Initiation System for a Nuclear Weapon
  A detailed look into the question of Iranian weaponization efforts mentioned by the IAEA safeguards report of November 8, 2011.
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- November 8, 2011
  ISIS Analysis of IAEA Iran Safeguards Report: Part 1
  IAEA Details Evidence of Nuclear Weaponization Activities in Violation of the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty; Enrichment at Natanz Continues to Stagnate; Three Cascades of IR-1 Centrifuges Installed at Fordow, Low Enriched Uranium Cylinder Moved to Fordow
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- November 4, 2011
  Iran Nuclear Issue – Considerations for a Negotiated Outcome
  John Carlson, former Director General of the Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office, has written a paper highlighting the key considerations for a negotiated outcome regarding the Iranian nuclear issue.
  More ›
- October 18, 2011
  Performance of the IR-1 Centrifuge at Natanz
  During the past year, the performance of the IR-1 centrifuges at the Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant (FEP) has faltered. Although the average monthly production of 3.5 percent low enriched uranium (LEU) has increased to about 150 kg/month, the number of centrifuges needed to produce this LEU has increased disproportionately compared to the previous year.
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- January 27, 2012
  Expectations low for IAEA visit to Iran
  Agence France Presse
  A UN atomic agency team visiting Iran from Sunday is highly unlikely to return with anything substantial enough to ease current tensions, experts including the IAEA's former chief inspector told AFP. To read more: http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=357516#ixzz1kfzySqLL Only 25% of a given NOW Lebanon article can be republished. For informatio
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- January 27, 2012
  Israel says world faces urgent challenge to stop Iran from ‘drifting’ into nuke goal line
  Associated Press
  Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Friday the world must quickly stop Iran from reaching the point where even a “surgical” military strike could not block it from obtaining nuclear weapons.
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- January 26, 2012
  Ahmadinejad says Iran ready for nuclear talks
  ALI AKBAR DAREINI , Associated Press
  Iran is ready to revive talks with the world powers, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday, as toughening sanctions aim at forcing Tehran to sharply scale back its nuclear program.
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- January 26, 2012
  IAEA talks in Tehran to test Iran’s nuclear defiance
  Fredrik Dahl, Reuters
  A rare visit by senior U.N. nuclear inspectors next week raises pressure on Iran to address suspicions it is trying to develop atomic weapons, though Western powers that are piling on sanctions expect no significant breakthrough.
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- January 25, 2012
  Iran eyes banning oil sales to Europe
  ALI AKBAR DAREINI, Associated Press
  Iran's parliament will begin debating a draft bill requiring the government to immediately halt oil exports to Europe, a prominent lawmaker said Wednesday, as Tehran weighs its options following the European Union's decision to stop importing oil from the country.
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- January 24, 2012
  Bid to restart Iran nuclear talks pits Western demands against Tehran’s defiance
  Associated Press
  The last time Iran’s nuclear envoys held talks with the U.S. and other world powers, the negotiations limped along until a parting shot by the Islamic Republic: Its labs boosted the enrichment levels of uranium in reply to demands for a full-scale freeze.
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- January 24, 2012
  EU3 ready for ‘serious’ talks with Iran
  Press TV
  France, Britain and Germany have indicated their willingness to negotiate with Iran over the country's peaceful nuclear program "if Tehran is ready for serious talks."
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- January 24, 2012
  Barak to Ashton: More action may be needed to deter Iran
  Jerusalem Post
  Defense Minister Ehud Barak welcomed on Tuesday the European Union embargo on Iranian crude, saying much more may still be needed to deter Tehran from pursuing its nuclear program.
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