Trump administration extends waivers from Iran sanctions on nuclear energy

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The administration of President Donald Trump has extended for 90 dayswaivers of sanctions against companies that work with Iran’s nuclearpower industry, preventing the potential sanctioning of Russian nuclearcompanies that provide about a fifth of US utilities' uranium supply.The sanction waivers were extended July 31, the US Department ofState said in a statement that day referencing the renewal of“restrictions on the Iranian regime’s nuclear program.”The statement was a reference to renewal of the waivers fromsanctions for companies doing work on redesign of the Arak heavywater reactor to make it less usable for plutonium production;modification of centrifuges at the Fordow facility; support forBushehr-1, Iran’s only power reactor; supply of enriched uranium for aresearch reactor; and transfer out of Iran of spent nuclear fuel, aDepartment of State spokesperson said on condition of anonymity todiscuss internal details of the actions.