Iran’s production of nuclear fuel has fallen sharply over the past three months, after the sabotage accident at the main Natanz nuclear facility in April, which Tehran blamed on Israel, according to the American newspaper, “The Wall Street Journal.”
The sharp drop in production came in a detailed confidential report released by the United Nations atomic agency on Monday, and is the first evidence of the impact of the accident, which knocked out power in Natanz and destroyed hundreds of centrifuges working on enrichment
Iran’s production of enriched uranium decreased to an estimated 273 kilograms in the three months to May 22, compared to 525 kilograms in the three months to February.
Iran’s total stockpile is estimated at 3,241 kilograms, which is more than 15 times the uranium stockpile allowed in the 2015 agreement.
Experts say that this amount is suitable for the production of about three nuclear weapons.)
Iran responded to the Natanz incident by starting to produce 60% enriched uranium for the first time, a level close to the level of weapons, and pledged to install nuclear weapons
