Iran's nuclear technology
April 9 is marked in Iran as National Nuclear Technology Day, and in this episode of Iran Today, the level Iran has reached in the technology has been explored. Also, a review of some of Iran's achievements in this regard has been provided.
Developing the nuclear technology has proved far from easy for Iran over the years because of the obstacles certain western countries have put on Iran's path to acquiring peaceful nuclear technology. Iranian scientists, however, have gained a firm footing in the field in recent years and have made monumental progress in it so far.
Iran started off its nuclear endeavor in 1974 by launching Iran's Atomic Energy Organization and signing long-term deals with then major nuclear powers to construct nuclear facilities across the country, including in Bushehr. However, following the Islamic Revolution in 1979, the companies failed to honor their contracts with Iran and left the country immediately, abandoning the ongoing projects unfinished.
The immediate Iraq-imposed war on Iran kept Iranian leaders busy for a long 8-year period. Once the war was over anyway, Iranians turned to the projects and repeatedly sent official requests to nuclear states to support Iran as an NPT signatory in completing its peaceful nuclear projects; all the requests were declined by westerners. Instead, Iranians decided to rely on domestic capabilities for finishing the projects and even starting new ones.
Today, Iran is regarded as a nuclear front-runner in the Middle East and has completed the fuel supply cycle.
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