(CNN) — Iran has admitted the existence of a second uranium enrichment plant in a letter sent to the International Atomic Energy Agency, a U.S. diplomatic source told CNN.
The letter mentioned the facility, located on a military base near the holy city of Qom, the source said. It is thought capable of housing 3,000 centrifuges, not enough to produce nuclear fuel to power a reactor, but sufficient to manufacture bomb-making material, she said.
U.S. and French intelligence officials have known about the facility for several months, the source said. When Iran discovered that Western nations had knowledge of the facility, it sent the letter to the IAEA.
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Just wow. This is a nightmare for Iran. For years they have been denying that there was never a link betweeen their miliary and their 'civilian nuclear power' infastructure. And now we learn that this new enrichment plant is within a military base and is just the right size to manufacture bomb-making material?
Iranian plant ‘serious violation’ of UN resolutions: Paris
AFPSeptember 25, 2009 7:45 AM
PARIS - France accused Iran Friday of committing a “serious violation” of UN resolutions after the UN nuclear watchdog IAEA said Tehran had admitted to building a second uranium enrichment plant.
“We are seeing a new serious violation of UN Security Council and IAEA resolutions. This strengthens our suspicions,” said French foreign ministry spokeswoman Christine Fages.
http://www.canada.com/news/Iranian+plant+serious+violation+resolutions+Paris/2032235/story.html