Iran to build 10 new enrichment sites

Iran's government has ordered its Atomic Energy Organization to build 10 additional uranium enrichment sites, to have an expected capacity of about 20 thousand megawatts of electricity.

The organization's chief, Ali Akbar Salehi, said they will start construction of five new uranium enrichment sites and will present proposals for 5 locations within two months.

The IAEA, recently passed a resolution, that contained demands on Tehran, to implement UN Security Council resolutions. It added, Iran must take transparent measures, to restore confidence, in proving its nuclear program is peaceful.

The IAEA's resolution, requires Iran to stop construction on the newly- disclosed Fordo uranium facility, near the city of Qom.

Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation Ali Akbar Salehi in  Vienna September 14, 2009. Salehi, said they will start  construction of five new uranium enrichment sites and will  present proposals for 5 locations within two months. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer