Principal Iranian Nuclear Facilities
Updated April 2011
Facility |
Purpose |
Location |
Status |
Supplier |
Uranium Mines |
extraction of uranium ore |
Saghand Gchine |
operational |
allegedly China |
| Yellowcake Production Plants | production of uranium concentrate | Ardakan and Bandar Abbas | operational or under construction | |
Uranium Conversion Plant (UCF) |
uranium conversion |
Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center (ENTC) |
operational |
China supplied blueprints |
Pilot Fuel Enrichment Plant (PFEP) |
uranium enrichment with gas centrifuges |
Natanz |
operational |
A.Q. Khan network provided centrifuge blueprints and components |
Fuel Enrichment Plant (FEP) |
uranium enrichment with gas centrifuges |
Natanz |
partially operational |
A.Q. Khan network provided centrifuge blueprints and components
|
Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant (FFEP) |
uranium enrichment with gas centrifuges |
near Qom |
under construction |
|
Heavy Water Production Plant |
production of heavy water; used as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
Arak |
operational |
Russia helped with know-how |
Heavy Water Research Reactor (IR-40) (40 MWt) |
production of radioisotopes; by-products include plutonium |
Arak |
under construction |
|
Light Water Power Reactor (1,000 MWe) |
electricity production |
Bushehr |
operation expected in 2011 |
Germany and Russia |
Tehran Research Reactor (TRR) (5 MWt) |
radioisotope production |
Tehran Nuclear Research Center |
complete |
United States |
Jabr Ibn Hayan Multipurpose Laboratories (JHL) |
research, including on uranium metal development |
Tehran Nuclear Research Center |
operational |
|
Molybdenum, Iodine and Xenon Radioisotope Production Facility (MIX Facility) |
radioisotope production |
Tehran Nuclear Research Center |
operational |
|
Fuel Manufacturing Plant (FMP) |
manufacture fuel for the Arak reactor |
Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center (ENTC) |
operational |
|
Miniature Neutron Source Reactor (MNSR) (30 kWt) |
reportedly for isotope production |
Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center (ENTC) |
operational |
China |
Heavy Water Zero Power Reactor |
research |
Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center (ENTC) |
operational |
China |
Light Water Sub-critical Reactor (LWSCR) |
research |
Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center (ENTC) |
operational |
China |