URENCO ALUMINUM DESIGNS ‘NOT ACCESSIBLE’WHEN IRAN BEGAN WORK ON ITS CENTRIFUGE

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When the Islamic Republic of Iran began plans to enrichnuranium during the latter half of the 1980s, it could not haventhereafter obtained from Urenco design information for thendevelopment of aluminum gas centrifuges, European officialsnclose to the matter said last week. They said the informationnon aluminum design was “not accessible” because before thatn20—NuclearFuel—May 12, 2003n©2003 The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. Reproduction forbidden without permissionnFOR CUSTOMER SERVICE, e-mail support@platts.com or call Platts Client Services atn1-800- 752-8878 (U.S. tollfree) or +1-720-548-5700 (U.S. direct); Latin America +54-11-n4804-1890; Europe & Middle East +44-20-8545-6111; Asia Pacific +65-6530-6430.nVisit our website at www.platts.comnNuclearFuel is published every other Monday by Platts, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Two Penn Plaza, 25th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10121-2298.nOfficers of the Corporation: Harold McGraw III, chairman, president and chief executive officer; Kenneth M. Vittor, executive vice president and general counsel;nRobert J. Bahash, executive vice president and chief financial officer; Frank D. Penglase, senior vice president, treasury operations.nPrincipal Editorial Office: Suite 1000, 1200 G St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005nWashington — (202) 383-2170; fax -2187; E-mail: nukes@platts.comnMargaret L. Ryan, editorial director Barbara Lewis, associate editor (database)nMichael Knapik, chief editor (NuclearFuel, Inside N.R.C.) Helen Hausmann, assistant editor (electronic publications)nTom Harrison, managing editornElaine Hiruo, managing editor New York Business Office: (212) 904-3070; fax -4209nJenny Weil, managing editor EuropenDavid Stellfox, senior editor Ann MacLachlan, European bureau chiefnDaniel Horner, associate editor Paris — (33-1) 4075-2501, 4289-0400 (fax)nGregory Twachtman, associate editor Mark Hibbs, Editor for Asia and EuropenBonn — (49-228) 21-50-51, -88-49 (fax)nHarry Sachinis, President, Platts; Jim Nicholson, Vice President, Platts EditorialnNuclearFuel subscription rates: $2,290 per year for print copy; $2,130 by e-mail. Copyright © 2003The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Nonportion of this publication may be photocopied, reproduced, retransmitted, put into a computer system of otherwise redistributed without prior writtennauthorization from Platts. Platts is a trademark of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. PHOTOCOPY PERMISSION: Permission is granted for thosenregistered with the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) to photocopy material herein for internal reference or personal use only, provided that appropriatenpayment is made to CCC, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923; phone 1-978-750-8400. Reproduction in any other form, or for any other purpose, isnforbidden without express permission of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Available on Dow Jones Interactive, Nexis/Lexis, Dialog and ReutersnBusiness Briefing on-line services, or call Andrea Broadbent at (609) 426-5523.nNUCLEARFUEL is Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. ISSN 0149-3574/03nthe company had abandoned development of aluminumdesignnmachines.