Iran says reserves of 60% enriched uranium hit 25 kg

The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said Iran’s reserves of 60 per cent enriched uranium have reached 25 kg, Tasnim News Agency has reported.

“Iran is among the few countries that are able to produce it(60 per cent enriched uranium),” AEOI’s Spokesman, Behrouz Kamalvandi was quoted as saying.

Iran’s “stockpile of 20 per cent enriched uranium has surpassed 210 kg,” he added.

According to a law passed by the Iranian parliament in December 2020, the AEOI was required to produce at least 120 kg of 20 per cent enriched uranium by the end of 2021.