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March 1, 2010
Reuters is reporting that Iran has moved the LEU tank, previously brought to the Pilot Fuel Enrichment Plant (PFEP) in Natanz, back to its original underground location in main Natanz Feul Enrichment Facility. It is still unknown how much of the close to 2000kg of the LEU was used in the PFEP for further enrichment to… Read More ›
February 18, 2010 IAEA Safeguards Report on Iran Released
February 18, 2010
The IAEA has released the latest Safeguards Report on Iran’s nuclear program. ISIS will be issuing an analysis of the new data in the IAEA report later on today.
You can find the full text of this and all other IAEA reports in our Documents section.
France, Russia and United States write to Amano on Iran
February 16, 2010
Politico has posted the text of a letter signed by the ambassadors of France, Russia and the United States to the IAEA in Vienna expressing regret about Iran’s decision to begin enrichment to 20 percent and reiterating support for the LEU swap arrangement proposed by the IAEA in October. Russia’s signature indicates more stiffening… Read More ›
Busting the Members at the Core of Iran’s Smuggling Networks
February 16, 2010
ISIS has released four case studies detailing incidents of illicit trade by Iran as well as a summary piece on the efforts by the United States to arrest Iranians at the core of the Iranian regime’s smuggling efforts. The case involving Majid Kakavand is particularly timely. The U.S. is currently trying to extradite Kakavand from France. The judge has stated… Read More ›
Iran’s enrichment for the Tehran Research Reactor: Update
February 9, 2010
Today Reuters and the Washington Post reported that Iran has announced that it has began enrichment of LEU to 19.75% in order to produce fuel for the Tehran research reactor. The enrichment is taking place at the Natanz pilot plant with a single cascade of 164 centrifuges.
ISIS takes a look at the technical aspects of process and… Read More ›
Iran’s recent statements about production of fuel for the Tehran Research Reactor: A quick review
February 8, 2010
Iranian President Ahmadinejad recently stated that he had instructed the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran to prepare for the production of 19.75% enriched uranium in order to produce fuel for the Tehran Research Reactor should the IAEA brokered fuel swap deal fail to take place. Following Ahmadinejad’s statements were those of Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of the AEOI, who… Read More ›
Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community
February 2, 2010
The report released on February 2, 2010 by the office of the Director of National Intelligence contains a new analysis of proliferation threats including North Korea and the Iranian nuclear program.
Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community
Read More ›Q&Answers regarding Iranian document: Outlook on special neutron-related activities for next 4 years
January 5, 2010
ISIS first reported on the Iranian neutron initiator documents when the Times of London broke the story on December 14, 2009. The reports were followed by intense discussions on the authenticity, nature, significance of the documents and Iran’s intentions for its nuclear program. ISIS has now released a detailed analysis on the contents of these documents.