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DOS Daily Press Briefing: Transcript [IRAN] Subversive Journalism Alert!
HUMINT ^
| 28 September 2005
| U.S. Department of State
Posted on 09/28/2005 5:20:31 PM PDT by humint
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QUESTION: You are not afraid that Iran could radicalize its position and leave or stop cooperating with the IAEA altogether?
What kind of spineless question is this... I wish the DOS transcripts included the journalist’s names so the public might better detect and hold accountable subversive journalism. Iran broke international law and they must be held accountable. The question should have been…
Q: What does the U.S. see as more serious, Iran’s non-compliance of IAEA protocols or Iran’s threats to withdrawal from the nuclear NPT if they are held accountable for their non-compliance? And are there any alternative means to encourage Iran to comply besides building an international consensus at the IAEA, the governing body responsible for such maters.
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09/28/2005 5:20:37 PM PDT
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humint
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The Myth of Nuclear Fuel Self Sufficiency Setting economics aside, even if speculative uranium deposits in Iran are assumed and included, Iran is not close to possessing sufficient uranium to fuel seven 1000 MWe for their lifetime. It is thus impossible for Iran to avoid dependence on a foreign supplier for its uranium fuel.
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09/28/2005 6:01:31 PM PDT
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humint
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Comparative Nuclear Fuel Costs for 7000 Megawatts: Indigenous Vs. Market Iran could save $59 - $161 million per year by purchasing fuel from abroad.
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09/28/2005 6:03:01 PM PDT
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humint
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Benefits of Gasoline Production Upgrade If Iran were to invest $5.6 billion in a high gasoline yield Western-type refinery, it could eliminate its dependence on imported gasoline and increase its annual net oil related revenue by approximately $982 million.
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09/28/2005 6:04:37 PM PDT
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humint
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Limited Uranium Resources Iran does not have enough uranium to fuel its planned reactors -- 1.Known uranium (1,427) + speculative (13,850) = 15,277 tons U -- 2. Assume Bushehr burns 22 tons of LEU annually. With 7 reactors Iran could only run them for 10Years with its own uranium resources.
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09/28/2005 6:09:40 PM PDT
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humint
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Uranium Reserves: Only Enough for Weapons As noted, Iran's uranium resources cannot support the peaceful program Iran says it is pursuing. However, Iran's uranium resources are more than sufficient to support a nuclear weapons capability. The Gachin mine's output (~21 tonnes/yr) alone could supply enough uranium, if enriched, to produce ~4 nuclear weapons/yr.
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09/28/2005 6:12:15 PM PDT
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humint
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Iranian Government Misrepresented Uranium Mine Mine M_26_13 is located at the Gachin Uranium Mill but is listed only as the Sandrasang mine near the village of Gachin for "building stone".
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09/28/2005 6:16:03 PM PDT
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humint
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Natanz Gas Centrifuge Uranium Enrichment Complex Covert facility in remote location, could enrich uranium for weapons. Dummy structures to prevent detection and identification. Concealed underground, hardened, well defended.
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09/28/2005 6:22:23 PM PDT
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humint
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Arak Heavy Water Reactor Complex: Reactor could produce ~1-3 Bombs worth off Pu/yrr June 2004-March 2005, significant progress on Heavy Water plant construction. Full production of primary line planned for 2005. Despite IAEA Board request to forgo construction, reactor is well underway and progressing rapidly. Iran says reactor needed for medical and industrial isotopes… A capability already inherent in Iran's 10 Megawatt Tehran Research Reactor.
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09/28/2005 6:26:27 PM PDT
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humint
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Iran's Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities: Concealment & Deception A History of Concealment & Deception. Long-standing IAEA safeguards violations show that Iran kept its nuclear activities hidden until they were first revealed by others. Iran's provision of "changing or contradictory information," as described by the Director General, leaves major issues remain unresolved: Apart from "contamination", the full extent of centrifuge research and development; The full extent of plutonium experimentation; Military involvement in any nuclear activity.
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09/28/2005 6:39:00 PM PDT
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09/28/2005 7:27:58 PM PDT
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09/28/2005 7:30:47 PM PDT
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09/28/2005 7:33:36 PM PDT
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09/28/2005 7:36:04 PM PDT
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09/28/2005 7:41:42 PM PDT
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09/28/2005 7:43:33 PM PDT
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09/28/2005 7:46:24 PM PDT
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09/28/2005 7:49:00 PM PDT
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