Iran says determined to make atomic fuel at home

Tehran, Jul 20: Iran said today it was determined to produce nuclear fuel on its territory in defiance of international calls to halt the work and accused the United States of trying to prevent a negotiated solution to its dispute with the West.

''Based on law, Iran has planned to produce 20,000 MW of nuclear electricity in the next 20 years and needs to produce nuclear fuel inside the country for those reactors,'' chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said in a statement, read out on state television.

He said Iran was still reviewing nuclear proposals backed by six nations and wanted talks to solve the dispute. But said the United States ''has been trying to create obstacles in the way of talks and a diplomatic solution to this issue''.

REUTERS

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