The United States and Europe's top powers on March 8 expressed alarm at Iran having produced a small amount of uranium enriched to 84 percent purity -- close to weapons grade -- and said Iran must explain how it happened. The UN nuclear watchdog found uranium particles enriched to up to 83.7 percent at Fordow, a site dug into a mountain and the second place where it is continuously enriching uranium to up to 60 percent. Weapons grade is around 90 percent. The so-called spike is large, but it remains unclear whether it was accidental. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.
U.S., European Powers Express Alarm At Iran Enriching Uranium To 84 Percent
The interior of the Fordow uranium conversion facility in Qom, Iran (file photo)