Iran Press/Europe: Kazem Gharibabadi, the permanent representative and ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to international organizations based in Vienna, cited the latest IAEA report released on Thursday, saying International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) merely examines and reflects on technical facts and does not prejudice.
"According to the new IAEA report, the reconfiguration of R&D lines at the Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant is under way to prepare for the installation of new machineries of various types, " Gharibabadi noted.
He added that all of the centrifuge cascades already installed in R&D lines 2 and 3... were accumulating, or had been prepared to accumulate enriched uranium.
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