Iran will begin building its third uranium enrichment plant in early 2011, a top official said, defying world powers who have imposed new sanctions on Tehran for pursuing the sensitive nuclear work. Iran's atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi was cited on state television's website late on Sunday as saying the search for locations for 10 new enrichment facilities has ended and "the construction of one of these facilities will begin by the end of the (current Iranian) year (to March 2011) or the start of next year".
Iran is already enriching uranium at its main plant in the central city of Natanz and is building a second enrichment facility inside a mountain at Fordo, southwest of Tehran. The president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had announced the planned construction of 10 new enrichment plants late last year after Tehran was censured by the UN atomic watchdog over building the Fordo facility. Mr Salehi, who is also one of 12 vice presidents of Iran, has previously said that any new uranium plants the Islamic republic builds would be located at sites which cannot be targeted by air strikes.
He did not specify where the third plant would be located. Iran's arch-foes the United States and Israel have never ruled out military strikes against Tehran to halt its nuclear programme which they suspect is aimed at making weapons. Tehran denies the charge, saying its atomic programme has purely peaceful goals. *AFP
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March 12-16: Second Test, Karachi
March 21-25: Third Test, Lahore
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April 2: Third ODI, Rawalpindi
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Wins: 28
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Gearbox: Eight-speed automatic
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Torque: 356Nm @ 4,700rpm
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Venue: Hang Jebat Stadium (Malacca, Malayisa)
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