VIENNA, Dec 13: Iran has agreed to additional monitoring measures by the UN nuclear watchdog at its Fordo enrichment plant, after it voiced plans to significantly increase its production of highly enriched uranium at the site, the agency said in a report seen by AFP on Friday.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said last week that Iran had revamped its Fordo enrichment plant (FFEP), south of Tehran.
The changes would "significantly increase the rate of production of uranium enriched up to 60 percent", the agency said -- close to the 90 percent needed to make a nuclear weapon.
The rate of production will jump to more than 34 kilogrammes of highly enriched uranium per month, compared to 4.7 kilogrammes previously, it added.
The IAEA called on Iran to implement inspections urgently, while European powers pressed Tehran to "immediately halt its nuclear escalation". —AFP
