Ali Akbar Salehi told reporters on Sunday that 'definitely,' reconstruction of Arak heavy water reactor would be a mission to be achieved by Iranian indigenous expert labor force; "the reconstruction of the reactor is in line with provisions of the JCPOA and fortunately, all sides in reconstruction project are Iranians; we are the employer, the project manager, and the contractor," he detailed.
"5+1 provide us technical advice on the planning of the reactor as JCPOA requires them to do so; they have approved the technical plan according to standards of designing of a heavy water reactor; Arak heavy water reactor IR-40 is a research and development project; according to documents, it will be a reactor of less capacity compared to its primary design, and enriched uranium will replace raw uranium in the reactor, with even less plutonium produced annually," Salehi told the press.
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