Name: Suspected Rudan Conversion Facility
Location: Fasa
Subordinate to: Ministry of Industry and Mines
Size: n/a
Primary Function: Uranium conversion processes
Description:
U.S. officials asserted that in the mid-1990s, China built a uranium hexafluoride conversion plant in Rudan as part of a secret nuclear cooperation agreement signed in 1991. The agreement came as the result of a two-day Chinese visit of Iran's nuclear facilities in July 1991. According to media reports, in late 1994, China delivered equipment for the plant to Iran.
Key Sources:
[1] Kenneth R. Timmerman, "Tehran's A-bomb program shows startling progress," Washington Times, 8 May 1995;
[2] Mark Gorwitz, Foreign Assistance to Iran's Nuclear and Missile Programs: Emphasis on Russian Assistance, Analysis and Assessment, October 1998, p. 18.
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Updated January 2006 |
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