TEHRAN -- The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said Wednesday the country will hold its first international nuclear energy conference in two months.
“We are holding the first nuclear conference in the second Persian calendar month of Ordibehesht (April20-May20),” Muhammad Eslami told reporters.
“We have invited 130 of the world’s prominent nuclear researchers to the event, and more than 30 percent of them have announced their readiness to attend it.”
In recent years, Iran has made remarkable progress in the nuclear industry despite the Western threats and sanctions regime. Tehran has always reiterated that its nuclear program is only meant for peaceful purposes.
Eslami also said Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi has expressed his willingness to visit Tehran and the trip is on his agenda.
“Iran’s interactions with the IAEA continue as normal and discussions are held to resolve ambiguities and develop cooperation,” he added.
Eslmai further said the IAEA sends a report on Iran’s nuclear activities to the Board of Governors and the United Nations Security Council every three and six months, respectively.
Iran and the IAEA are in a dispute triggered by the agency’s Israeli-influenced accusations, which were leveled against Tehran’s peaceful nuclear activities. The UN atomic agency insists on investigating what it claims to be “uranium traces” found at “undeclared nuclear sites” in Iran.
Eslmai asserted that Iran’s nuclear measures are in line with the JCPOA’s Articles 26 and 36 in the face of the non-compliance of other parties to their commitments under the deal.
The measures, he said, are also in line with the Strategic Action Plan to Counter Sanctions, which was adopted by the Iranian Parliament in December 2020.
The law was approved to counter illegal sanctions imposed on Iran by the United States and its Western allies.
On Tuesday, Eslami said ranks among the top five worldwide in the nuclear industry despite years of sanctions imposed by the West.
The official highlighted Iran’s achievements in its peaceful nuclear energy program, including the production of high-quality heavy water.
“Iran is placed among the world’s top five countries in many fields such as the nuclear industry,” he said.
“Today, we are at the top of the list in terms of the quality and purity of heavy water that is produced without foreign help on the back of research by the country’s scientists. We have been able to have a share in the supply and export of heavy water at the global market.”
Eslami said heavy water can be used to produce microelectronics and some new medicines.
He further referred to the hurdles on the way of Iran’s scientific progress in the nuclear and space sectors.