Iran’s underground uranium plant
May 1, 2007 neilz
These next articles are in relation to reports alleging
Iran had an underground and secret uranium plant –
LEAKED IAEA REPORT FINGERS
IRAN 19 April 2007SBS 6.30pm TV World News Transcripts http://global.factiva.com.ezproxy.uow.edu.au:2048/ha/default.aspx
This article is an exclusive on leaked reports claiming “
Iran is closer than ever to making weapons-grade uranium.”The Advertiser (20thApril) follows the discovery of the underground uranium enrichment plant at Natanz and sees Iranian’s continuation in producing nuclear fuel an attempt to raise “the stakes in
Iran’s showdown with world powers.” Access article at http://global.factiva.com.ezproxy.uow.edu.au:2048/ha/default.aspx under “
Iran raises the stakes by producing nuclear fuel” The article carries a distrusting undertone – below are excerpts from the article “Iran has been upping the ante in a standoff with the United Nations Security Council, which has demanded an enrichment halt over suspicions
Tehran’s declared civilian nuclear fuel project is a cover for mastering the means to build atom bombs.
Tehran says it wants only nuclear-generated electricity.” “
Iran’s concealment of sensitive enrichment research from the agency and tonewalling of enquiries have snapped confidence in its intentions” “Diplomats treated the disclosure sceptically pending confirmation from the Vienna-based agency. To that end, the agency note says, its inspectors visited the plant on April 15-16 and learned 1312 centrifuges, divided into eight cascades, or fuel-cycle networks, were operational. “Some” uranium was being fed into them.”
The news values covered here is timeliness, impact and consequence and conflict. News principals also evident, “first loyalty is to citizens” “it must provide a forum for public and criticism and compromise”
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