Iran says may need more heavily enriched uranium
Iran's nuclear chief is saying the country may need to obtain uranium enriched to a higher percentage than what it currently produces.
A Tuesday report by the semi-official Fars news agency quotes Fereidoun Abbasi as saying that Iran has no plan to enrich beyond 20 percent, "but in some special cases like ship and submarines, where we must manufacture small engines, it requires fuel enriched up to 56 percent." It was the first time an Iranian government official spoke about higher enrichment. (AP)
