Comments on: Iran: Department of Chain-Jerking https://totalwonkerr.net/2006/09/01/iran-department-of-chain-jerking/ Thu, 07 Sep 2006 16:15:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Paul https://totalwonkerr.net/2006/09/01/iran-department-of-chain-jerking/#comment-285 Thu, 07 Sep 2006 16:15:44 +0000 http://www.totalwonkerr.net/iran-department-of-chain-jerking/#comment-285 T use reverse psychology.</p>]]> OK, Haninah, I WON’T use reverse psychology.

]]> By: Haninah https://totalwonkerr.net/2006/09/01/iran-department-of-chain-jerking/#comment-284 Tue, 05 Sep 2006 20:21:02 +0000 http://www.totalwonkerr.net/iran-department-of-chain-jerking/#comment-284 re going to moderate that comment out, and maybe for the better. Thought you’d appreciate it, at least. :P</p>]]> Hmm. So, is the current model of Iranian-US relations basically “Iranian chain-jerking feeds DOD circle-jerking”?
I just know you’re going to moderate that comment out, and maybe for the better. Thought you’d appreciate it, at least. 😛

]]> By: Paul https://totalwonkerr.net/2006/09/01/iran-department-of-chain-jerking/#comment-283 Tue, 05 Sep 2006 14:39:13 +0000 http://www.totalwonkerr.net/iran-department-of-chain-jerking/#comment-283 t recalled that it mentioned HWPRs. Well-spotted.</p>]]> I remember that letter, but hadn’t recalled that it mentioned HWPRs. Well-spotted.

]]> By: yale https://totalwonkerr.net/2006/09/01/iran-department-of-chain-jerking/#comment-282 Tue, 05 Sep 2006 02:51:01 +0000 http://www.totalwonkerr.net/iran-department-of-chain-jerking/#comment-282 t recall having seen before. "<br />This is from a letter to the IAEA by Reza Aghazadeh, Vice President of Iran</p> dated May 6, 2003<br />===================<br />"....<br />Based on the results of this survey, the Islamic Republic of Iran has chosen the medium scenario namely the production of 6000 megawatt nuclear electricity in addition to the 1000 megawatt Bushehr power plant which is now under construction<br />as the backone of its plan for development of nuclear power plants.<br />What is noteworthy at this point is Iran’s decision and determination to diversify its range of nuclear power plants and at the same time focus on those types of plants<br />which can be designed and built with the help of nuclear knowledge which has been<br />developed in our country.<br />We plan to utilize other types of power plants including HWR and specially<br />CANDU in addition to LWR which is now under construction in Bushehr.<br />The use of CANDU reactors which is more amenable to indigenous development will enable us to use natural uranium recovered from local resources for<br />production of nuclear fuel.<br />Without a doubt, the decision of the Islamic Republic of Iran to develop the technology of HWR power plants and research reactors will encourage us either to<br />use the knowledge of countries possessing this technology or develop this knowledge<br />by relying on our own local capabilities and specialized human resources. It goes<br />without saying that the continuous surveillance and inspection of IAEA will dispel any doubts cast by certain countries over such activities.<br />....<br />The second objective in the nuclear development plan of Iran is the attainment of<br />self-sufficiency in the provision of nuclear fuel. Decision to build different types of<br />nuclear power plants obliges us to work for the production of different types of<br />nuclear fuels, of course, all under the surveillance of IAEA safeguards. To be able to<br />produce nuclear fuels indigeniously we will have to put into place a system for mining and processing of uranium ores and also for its conversion and enrichment.<br />.... Having been despaired of the Western cooperation in this field, we turned to the policy of self-sufficiency. In this connection, we realized that we need to carry on our activities concurrently in various fields. Hence, we concurrently focused<br />on the production of heavy water for HWR reactors and uranium enrichment for<br />production of nuclear fuel for LWR reactors while we were not certain as to which of<br />these two endeavors shall embrace success.<br />Thanks God that a breakthrough was <br />achieved in both areas and we have now made the decision to build both HWR and LWR reactors.<br />...."<br />=================]]> Paul Wrote:

“Saidi mentions that Iran might construct HW-moderated power reactors – a claim I don’t recall having seen before. “
This is from a letter to the IAEA by Reza Aghazadeh, Vice President of Iran

dated May 6, 2003
===================
“….
Based on the results of this survey, the Islamic Republic of Iran has chosen the medium scenario namely the production of 6000 megawatt nuclear electricity in addition to the 1000 megawatt Bushehr power plant which is now under construction
as the backone of its plan for development of nuclear power plants.
What is noteworthy at this point is Iran’s decision and determination to diversify its range of nuclear power plants and at the same time focus on those types of plants
which can be designed and built with the help of nuclear knowledge which has been
developed in our country.
We plan to utilize other types of power plants including HWR and specially
CANDU in addition to LWR which is now under construction in Bushehr.
The use of CANDU reactors which is more amenable to indigenous development will enable us to use natural uranium recovered from local resources for
production of nuclear fuel.
Without a doubt, the decision of the Islamic Republic of Iran to develop the technology of HWR power plants and research reactors will encourage us either to
use the knowledge of countries possessing this technology or develop this knowledge
by relying on our own local capabilities and specialized human resources. It goes
without saying that the continuous surveillance and inspection of IAEA will dispel any doubts cast by certain countries over such activities.
….
The second objective in the nuclear development plan of Iran is the attainment of
self-sufficiency in the provision of nuclear fuel. Decision to build different types of
nuclear power plants obliges us to work for the production of different types of
nuclear fuels, of course, all under the surveillance of IAEA safeguards. To be able to
produce nuclear fuels indigeniously we will have to put into place a system for mining and processing of uranium ores and also for its conversion and enrichment.
….

Having been despaired of the Western cooperation in this field, we turned to the policy of self-sufficiency. In this connection, we realized that we need to carry on our activities concurrently in various fields. Hence, we concurrently focused
on the production of heavy water for HWR reactors and uranium enrichment for
production of nuclear fuel for LWR reactors while we were not certain as to which of
these two endeavors shall embrace success.
Thanks God that a breakthrough was
achieved in both areas and we have now made the decision to build both HWR and LWR reactors.
….”
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