Other names: Esfahan Nuclear Fuel Research and Production Center
Location: Reshandasht, 15km SE of Isfahan
Subordinate to: INTC/AEOI
Size: Pilot-scale plant
Primary Function: Research and development
Description:
The NFRPC was founded in 1974 for scientific and technical support of country's comprehensive nuclear power plant program. It is involved in various aspects of fuel analysis and research. The Metallurgical Engineering and Fuel Department at the center operates the Fuel Fabrication Laboratory (FFL) and is involved in "experimental production of fuel for WWER reactors." NFRPC may be the future location of the fuel manufacturing plant (FMP). Construction at the site of INTC may have included a hexafluoride plant that was built with Chinese assistance, as part of nuclear cooperation deal, which was later cancelled under US pressure.
Key Sources:
[1] "Metallurgical Engineering and Fuel Department," AEOI, http://www.aeoi.org.ir/NewWeb/department.asp?id=59.
[2] "US claims it stopped China nuclear transfer," The Iran Brief, 4 April 1998, via Lexis-Nexis, http://www.lexis-nexis.com.
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