Iran Says Work at Fortified Enrichment Site Supervised by IAEA

January 10, 2012

Author: 

Nicole Gaouette and Ladane Nasseri

Publication: 

Bloomberg

Iran has started enriching uranium up to 20 percent at the Fordo Fuel Enrichment Plant near the city of Qom, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Located south of Tehran, the Fordo facility is a fortified nuclear site built into the side of a mountain.