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Press Release 2005/10

IAEA Confirms Iran Lifted Seals at Uranium Conversion Facility

10 August 2005 | IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei has informed Members of the IAEA Board of Governors that Iran has today removed the seals on the process lines and the UF4 at the Uranium Conversion Facility in Isfahan.

Dr. ElBaradei also reported that the surveillance equipment at the UCF is fully functional and that the uranium ore concentrate has been verified by the Agency.


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