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| Iran agrees to reactor inspection | Iran agrees to reactor inspection |
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| Iran has agreed to let inspectors visit this month a nuclear reactor being built which could produce plutonium, the UN nuclear watchdog has said. | Iran has agreed to let inspectors visit this month a nuclear reactor being built which could produce plutonium, the UN nuclear watchdog has said. |
| The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced a delegation would visit the Arak heavy water reactor following two days of talks in Tehran. | The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced a delegation would visit the Arak heavy water reactor following two days of talks in Tehran. |
| Heavy-water reactors produce plutonium, which can be used in nuclear weapons as an alternative to enriched uranium. | Heavy-water reactors produce plutonium, which can be used in nuclear weapons as an alternative to enriched uranium. |
| Iran insists that its nuclear programme is for purely civilian purposes. | Iran insists that its nuclear programme is for purely civilian purposes. |
| The EU and US, however, accuse the Islamic republic of seeking to build nuclear weapons and have demanded it suspend its uranium enrichment activities. | |
| The UN Security Council has imposed two rounds of sanctions on Iran for not doing so, and is now considering a third round. |