Iran Vows to Restart Some Nuclear Activities

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Iran Vows to Restart Some Nuclear Activities

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published: July 27, 2005

Filed at 6:20 a.m. ET

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran will restart some nuclear activities, including a key step prior to uranium enrichment, despite a European agreement over its contentious atomic program, outgoing President Mohammad Khatami said Wednesday.

But Iran has ''no intention to end suspension of uranium enrichment,'' Khatami told reporters Wednesday.

Enrichment is a key process in the nuclear fuel cycle. Uranium enriched to low levels is used as fuel in nuclear power plants to generate electricity, but further enrichment makes it suitable for use in a nuclear bomb.

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