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emerging deal:
The heavy water plant the Iranians are building at Arak. The
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issue seems to be whether all work on it will be suspended ... plutonium or through
enriching uranium to weapons grade. Certainly, if the work on
the Arak reactor is not suspended, the Iranians could continue
down the path that would enable them ... government is concerned about the
continuing construction of a heavy-water nuclear reactor at
Arak.
In fact, to anyone who has been following the Iranian nuclear
program, it was almost
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hexafluoride;
ii) the Natanz centrifuge complex; iii) the IR-40 heavy water reactor at
Arak, which, though yet to be fueled, offers a plutonium pathway to
nuclear arms ... uranium that exceeds the agreed-
upon enrichment ceiling and curbs on the Arak reactor.
The real question, then, is what kind of a deal is likely flow from the
negotiations ... enrichment, to accept a
ceiling on the degree of enrichment, to not fuel the Arak reactor, and to
permit additional verification safeguards at its main installations, all in
exchange
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should we accept anything less."
As for Iran's heavy-water reactor at Arak that would produce plutonium
that be reprocessed as nuclear fuel, Zarif explained: "We cannot roll back ... okay, that's thefoundation. But we think that a heavy water
reactor at Arak, let alone another heavy water reactor, is not consistent
with the needs of a civilian program ... reach an agreement.
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Now let's move to the second issue, Arak. We offered the option — every
single program that Iran has was sought from the West first; they
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build new enrichment facilities. Much of the work on the
plutonium reactor near Arak, which could provide a second path
to a bomb, would be halted. The two sides effectively ... enrichment
stockpiles, and does not have to shut down its plutonium reactor
at Arak.
Mr. Obama's weekend statement glossed over these canyon-
sized holes. He said Iran "cannot install ... activities" at the Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant, the hardened
underground Fordow facility and the Arak plutonium plant, and
open its most-secret facilities to unprecedented inspection.
There is, of course
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rollback of Iran's uranium enrichment capabilities and no commitment to
mothball the worrisome Arak plant, which could provide an alternative
plutonium-based path to a nuclear weapon.
And third ... demanding
the maximum possible concessions in the "first step" -- i.e., a stoppage at
Arak -- and of countering the image of fraying sanctions by giving Iran
tangible evidence that they will ... nuclear talks. In recent months,
Israelis kept up a steady drumbeat about the Arak plutonium reactor,
continually reminding Americans than once it goes "hot," the radiation
hazard will make
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agreement failed to prevent Tehran from continuing construction on its nuclear reactor at Arak.
Once the facility is operational, a key part of Iran's nuclear program would be immune ... press, Tehran would have agreed to keep a half-built reactor at Arak inactive for
six months but not halt construction. That, he said, would leave Iran six months closer ... centrifuges, a key part of that program.
Heinonen said allowing more work on Arak would turn the facility into a "fait accompli."
"You become a hostage to Arak," he said
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secretly constructing
a uranium-enrichment facility at Natanz and a heavy-water reactor at Arak.
They have continued on and off in different permutations, with the Geneva
negotiations the most ... enrichment or plutonium-
production capability was unacceptable. Following the revelation of the
Natanz and Arak facilities, the IAEA board of governors adopted a 2003
resolution expressing "grave concern" and calling ... later date. Progress on a heavy-water reactor and
plutonium-reprocessing facility at Arak has been paused, though it appears
that ancillary work on the site will continue. Daily inspections
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uranium, continue manufacturing centrifuges, and
continue building a plutonium reactor near the city of Arak.
Iran would also get immediate sanctions relief and the
unfreezing of as much ... West would get Iranian promises. There is a
promise not to activate the Arak reactor, a promise not to use
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its most advanced centrifuges to enrich ... with access to all of its
facilities. IAEA inspectors have been barred from visiting
Arak since August 2011.
In other words, the deal gives Iran immediate, if incomplete,
sanctions relief
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agreement failed to prevent Tehran from continuing construction
on its nuclear reactor at Arak. Once the facility is operational, a key part of Iran's nuclear program
would be immune ... press, Tehran would have agreed to keep a half-
built reactor at Arak inactive for six months but not halt construction. That, he said, would leave
Iran six months closer ... centrifuges, a key part of that program.
Heinonen said allowing more work on Arak would turn the facility into a "fait accompli."
"You become a hostage to Arak," he said
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even for nonmilitary
purposes. It would close Fordow, its underground enrichment
facility, and the Arak reactor, which is capable of producing
plutonium for a bomb. Iran would also have ... EFTA01951408
thorough inspections. The Iranians would also have to guarantee
that the Arak reactor is not functional. Fordow would be closed,
and all Iranian nuclear activity would have ... stockpile of centrifuges or wouldn't force the regime to
shut down the Arak reactor. This would be disastrous for
Western interests, because it would allow Iran to manufacture
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talks have been the fate of a reactor tha= Iran is building near Arak, what to do about Iran's stockpile of
enriched uranium and how much relief ... percent to less usable fuel rods
• No end to plu=onium work at the Arak heavy-water reactor
• No concession= on Parchin military complex, where weapons research took place ... what about the seco=d route to a nuclear weapon, ie
plutonium and Arak? Now, no deal at all there.
What do the Iranians get in return? Not clear
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just with uranium enrichment but also with the
plutonium plant being developed at Arak is therefore particularly
important. There are already signs that this tougher approach is bearing
fruit, with ... Iran suggesting that it might ease its position on international
inspections of Arak.
It can be argued that Iran would be more likely to stick to a nuclear deal
than ... reactor; and find a
solution on the heavy-water plant it is building at Arak that could produce
plutonium. In return, as these steps are progressively taken, they want
sanctions
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even for
nonmilitary purposes. It would close Fordow, its underground enrichment
facility, and the Arak reactor, which is capable of producing plutonium for
a bomb. Iran would also have ... much more thorough
inspections. The Iranians would also have to guarantee that the Arak
reactor is not functional. Fordow would be closed, and all Iranian nuclear
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activity would have ... stockpile of centrifuges or wouldn't
force the regime to shut down the Arak reactor. This would be disastrous
for Western interests, because it would allow Iran to manufacture
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