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Under the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iran agreed to redesign and repurpose the reactor for peaceful uses and limit plutonium output, while heavy water sales were permitted under oversight.
#plutonium
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What is the Arak heavy water reactor?
The Arak heavy water facility is located about 190km southwest of Tehran.
Construction began in the early 2000s as part of Iran’s broader nuclear programme.
The site includes a heavy water production plant and the IR-40 reactor, originally designed with a 40MW thermal capacity. Heavy water moderation allows for research, isotope production and the generation of plutonium as a byproduct.
Israel’s military confirms attacking Arak reactor
The military claims it specifically targeted “the structure of the reactor’s core seal, which is a key component in plutonium production”.
Israeli evacuation threat targets area around Iran’s Arak heavy-water nuclear reactor
As part of negotiations around the 2015 deal, Iran agreed to sell off its heavy water to Western countries. Even the US purchased some 32 tonnes of heavy water for more than $8m in one deal.
IAEA inspectors reportedly last visited Arak on May 14.
@yves Det viktigste som kom frem er vel at #plutonium er et biprodukt av kjernekraft, og det skaper et langsiktig sikkerhetsproblem.
Men også behov for nytt utstyr og utdanning av brannvesen, hvor lang ledetid det er på en et slikt prosjekt, at forsvaret må rigges for å forsvare kjernekraft med tilhørende kraftlinjer, trafoer osv.
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Day 33 cont 
“If #PeterDutton (#Liberal) were to form government, safety could come to the fore again because it would need to overturn the #FederalBan on #NuclearEnergy, implemented in 1999 by #JohnHoward (ex PM, Liberal) in a deal with #TheGreens.
Despite the dangers being dismissed by Labor (AUKUS) and the Coalition , Caldicott remains concerned about #NuclearWaste being improperly stored in #Australia and contaminating water supplies – or even a #Chernobyl-like #reactor meltdown.
“It’s not being discussed at all, which is amazing to me”, Caldicott says. “People are very ignorant.”” — #HelenCaldicott MD
Q Where is the hottest Nuclear waste in Australia right now? (hint 1950s Nuclear tests exploding #Plutonium above ground)
#AusPol / #LiberalNational / #LNP / #Nationals <https://archive.md/dTKcZ> / <https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/australians-once-feared-the-health-impacts-of-nuclear-now-nobody-s-talking-about-it-20250324-p5lm2k.html> (paywall)