‘No plan for enriched uranium beyond 20%: AEOI director

AEOI Director Fereydoun Abbasi made the remarks during a nuclear technology confab at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran on Tuesday, the Fars news agency reported.
 
He said that Iran needs highly-enriched uranium to produce particles like neutron detectors, which are used in all nuclear reactors, but their sale to Iran has been banned due to US-led sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
 
The AEOI director noted that changing the country’s current nuclear course is out of question despite the need for these particles.
 
However, Abbasi said that he believes Iran may consider enriching uranium to a higher level for some particular cases in the future -- like in manufacturing nuclear propellers used in sea vessels.
 
The head of Iran's atomic agency also stated that Tehran is ready to share its experience in the field of nuclear technology with neighboring countries.
 
He also warned Iran's southern Arab neighbors in the Persian Gulf against getting involved in political games and propaganda against Tehran's nuclear energy program.
 
The United States, Israel, and some of their allies have repeatedly accused Iran of pursuing non-civilian objectives in its nuclear energy program, with the US and the European Union using the false claim as a pretext to impose illegal sanctions against Iran.
 
Iran rejects the allegations, arguing that as a committed signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA, it has the right to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.