Anarak Waste Storage Facility
| Other Name: | N/A |
|---|---|
| Location: | Anarak |
| Subordinate To: | Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) |
| Size: | Unknown |
| Facility Status: | Operational |
Iran stored the waste resulting from the separation of Iodine-131 isotopes at the Tehran Nuclear Research Center (TNRC) from irradiated UO2 targets at a waste storage facility in Anarak. [1]
Iran mixed the waste in concrete and shipped it from Tehran to Anarak. IAEA inspectors visited the site in June 2003. [2] In response to an IAEA request, Iran shipped the waste from Anarak to Jabr Ibn Havan Multipurpose Laboratories at the TNRC in January 2004. [3]
Sources:
[1] "Nuclear Sites, Waste Disposal Facility, Anarak Nuclear Waste Disposal," Institute for Science and International Security, www.isisnucleariran.org.
[2]"Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Islamic Republic of Iran," International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), 26 August 2003, www.iaea.org.
[3] "Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Islamic Republic of Iran," International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), 24 February 2004, www.iaea.org.
This material is produced independently for NTI by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of and has not been independently verified by NTI or its directors, officers, employees, or agents. Copyright © 2011 by MIIS.
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