Iran removes core of Arak heavy water nuclear reactor - Fars
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Iran has removed the core of its Arak heavy water nuclear reactor and filled it with cement, an informed source told the Fars news agency on Monday.
The fate of the reactor in central Iran was one of the toughest sticking points in the long nuclear negotiations that led to a agreement in July.
Removing the core of the heavy water reactor to produce less plutonium is a crucial step before relief from economic sanctions agreed under the deal can start.
Under the terms of deal, Iran accepted the Arak heavy water reactor to be reconfigured so it cannot yield fissile plutonium usable in a nuclear bomb.
