Iran: Enrichment process of 20% uranium proceeds "well"

TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- A senior Iranian atomic official said Wednesday that the enrichment process of 20-percent uranium fuel which started on Tuesday moves forward "well," the official IRNA news agency reported.

The enrichment process of 20-percent uranium fuel is " continuous," said Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi, adding that, "The process is moving forward well and the president will talk more about it tomorrow."

On Thursday, Iran will mark the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution which toppled the pro-American Shah regime.

Asked whether Iran intends to sell the high-enriched uranium, Salehi said, "This fuel is for domestic use, not for sale."

Salehi told Press TV on Tuesday that Iran is still ready to send its low enriched uranium abroad when it receives the 20 percent enriched nuclear fuel.

On Monday, Iran handed over a letter to the IAEA, informing it about the Islamic Republic's plan to produce 20 percent enriched uranium, provoking fresh warnings from the West of new sanctions.