The photo taken on April 9, 2007 shows a view of Natanz nuclear plant, about 300 km south of Tehran, Iran. (Xinhua/Liang Youchang)TEHRAN, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Iran has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency of its plan to enrich uranium at 60-percent purity following the attack on its Natanz nuclear facility, Iranian news network Press TV reported Tuesday, citing Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi.
Iran will soon replace the centrifuges damaged in a recent act of sabotage at Natanz, Araqchi was quoted as saying.
Also, Iran will install an additional 1,000 centrifuges with 50 percent higher enrichment capacity at the nuclear facility, said Araqchi, who leads the Iranian negotiating team in the Vienna talks with the representatives from Britain, China, France, Russia, and Germany.
Iran's Natanz uranium enrichment facility on Sunday faced an accident which the Iranian authorities called an act of sabotage plotted by Israel.
Iran and the remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, are currently in talks in Vienna over the mechanisms for Washington and Tehran to re-embrace their nuclear commitments, with the lifting of sanctions on Iran and nuclear implementation measures topping the agenda. Enditem