According to the World Health Organization (WHO) reports, Iran is located in the global fluoride belts, so that is why carrying out extended research on this contaminant anion in water supplies must be considered. Due to the various industries in the Ardakan city, this region is severely suffering from fluoride contamination. This study was designed […]
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Iran reopens nuclear plant and threatens more uranium enrichment if nuke deal falls apart
Iran’s Atomic Energy Agency announced Wednesday that a nuclear plant that had been sitting idle for the past nine years has now been reopened. Tehran in recent weeks has prepared to increase its uranium enrichment efforts as the remaining European members of the Iran nuclear deal struggle to keep it together, Newsmax this week reported. Following […]
AP Explains: Iran reopens uranium plant in its latest gamble
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says it has restarted production at a “major” uranium facility involved in its nuclear program, though it still pledges to follow the terms of the country’s landmark atomic deal now under threat after President Donald Trump pulled America out of the accord. Iranian comments about the Isfahan plant, which produces […]
Iran reopens UF6 factory
TEHRAN – Iran has reopened a UF6 facility in the central province of Isfahan which had been shut down in 2009 for lack of enough yellow cake, the facility’s input material. After nine years, the factory was fed yellow cake for the first time in nine years, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran reported on […]
Iran launches UF6 production facility to increase uranium enrichment capacity
Iran has launched a UF6 production plant as part of preparations ordered by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei to increase uranium enrichment capacity. The plant for the production of uranium hexafluoride is a major part of the Uranium Conversion Facility (UCF) in Isfahan. The first barrel of yellowcake, the basic raw […]
Data on fluoride concentration and health risk assessment of drinking water in Khorasan Razavi province, Iran’
While fluoride (F) is an essential anion to keep the human body healthy, high F intake could lead to serious health problems. The monitoring of F in drinking water as the main route of F intake, is a key factor in preventing its negative health consequences. Here, we present the F levels in drinking water […]
Data on fluoride concentration levels in cold and warm season in City area of Sistan and Baluchistan Province, Iran
Abstract: The need for fluoride in drinking water to the extent that reduces the amount of tooth decay and the other hand does not cause dental fluorosis, has been well documented as an important fact. The aim of this research is to survey values of fluoride in drinking water in Sistan and Baluchestan. In this […]
Iran to restart uranium capacity building process, says country’s nuclear agency
Iran will start a process to boost its capacity to produce uranium hexafluoride, which is used for centrifuges Tehran will inform the UN nuclear watchdog IAEA on Tuesday that the country will start a process to increase its uranium enrichment capacity, Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi told ISNA news agency. “In a letter […]
UF6: Leader’s aide puts forward proposals to counter US breaches
A senior adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has put forward a number of propositions to develop the country’s nuclear capabilities and counter US breaches of the Iran deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), weeks after President Donald Trump pulled his country out of the agreement. Ali Akbar […]
Probabilistic risk assessment of exposure to fluoride in most consumed brands of tea in the Middle East.
Highlights Fluoride concentration in 7 most consumed brands of tea were investigated. Monte Carlo simulations were applied for risk assessment and sensitivity analysis. Iranian tea and Kenya tea have the highest fluoride concentration. Significant risks were observed in most of studied brands of tea for children. C and DI were the most influential variables in […]