Iran: We need nuclear fuel to research, treat cancer
Iran's envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, insists that his country is accelerating enriched uranium production in order to research cancer. "We are in need of nuclear fuel for the Tehran research reactor" which makes radioisotopes for medical research and the treatment of cancer, Soltanieh said.
"Hundreds of patients are struggling with cancer (and) need radioisotopes. And if we can't get the fuel from supplier countries then we have to accelerate to produce the required fuel" ourselves, he told reporters on the sidelines of the IAEA board meeting. (AFP)
