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Ex-IAEA Official: Iran's Apparent Explanation for Uranium at Tehran Site is
Dubious

Michael Lipin

   WASHINGTON - A former IAEA official says diplomats working with the
   U.N. nuclear agency do not believe Iran's apparent explanation for the
   presence of manmade uranium particles at a site in southern Tehran.

   In a report published Monday, the IAEA said its inspectors monitoring
   Iranian compliance with commitments to curb potential weapons-related
   nuclear activities had "detected natural uranium particles of
   anthropogenic (manmade) origin at a location in Iran not declared to
   the agency." The report, initially provided to IAEA member nations and
   later leaked to the media, did not identify the location of the
   particles or provide any other details about them.

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