Stockpile card2/14/2024 The extent of this frustration of the Agency’s responsibilities was further exacerbated in June 2022 following Iran’s decision to remove all of the agency’s JCPoA related surveillance and monitoring equipment. We also recall significant work previously reported on uranium metal, which is a key step for the development of a nuclear weapon, and takes Iran dangerously close to actual weapons-related activity.Īs the DG’s report makes clear the list of activities that the Agency is unable to carry out in relation to JCPoA monitoring is extensive and includes verification of: the production of heavy water the amount of in-process low-enriched uranium stable isotope production as well as a number of broader nuclear commitments. Iran has also installed additional advanced centrifuges in Natanz and continues to expand its centrifuge infrastructure which could be used to support a significantly increased ability to produce enriched uranium in blatant disregard for JCPoA provisions. Its stockpile of enriched uranium is now 22 times JCPoA limits. Its stockpile of uranium enriched up to 60% as reported by the Director General is now likely 3 IAEA Significant Quantities, ie likely 3 times the approximate amount of nuclear material from which the possibility of manufacturing a nuclear explosive device cannot be excluded according to the IAEA definition. In the reporting period, Iran has continued enriching far beyond what it committed to in the JCPoA. Recent actions by Iran such as the de-designation of Agency inspectors in September demonstrate Iran’s continued, and determined denial of cooperation with the IAEA as required.Ĭhair, since 2019, Iran has expanded its activities to levels unprecedented for a state without a nuclear weapons programme. Regrettably, the report again confirms that Iran has pursued its nuclear activities in further violation of its JCPoA commitments. We encourage the Director General to keep the Board informed of all activities and developments requiring clarification by Iran. The E3 are extremely grateful to the Agency for the professional and impartial work of the team of inspectors and for the objective reporting on Iran’s nuclear programme. Chair, on behalf of France, Germany and the United Kingdom, I thank Director General Grossi for his latest report GOV/2023/57, and Deputy Director General Aparo for his technical briefing.
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