Involved in Iran's nuclear activities; added to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on May 9, 2013, freezing its assets under U.S. jurisdiction and prohibiting transactions with U.S. parties, pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their delivery systems.

Responsible for research and development efforts concerning Iran's nuclear program; reportedly serves as the "replacement" for the research and development department of Kalaye Electric Company, according to the U.S. State Department; is a subsidiary of Novin Energy.