Uranium is considered highly enriched as of 20 percent. Enriching to 20 percent is a big step towards enriching to weapons-grade.
A quarterly report on Iran s nuclear activities by the UN nuclear watchdog in February said that as of February 16, Iran had produced 17.6 kg of uranium enriched up to 20 percent, with the next level down being enriched between 2-5 percent.
A senior diplomat said at the time that Iran was producing uranium enriched to 20 percent at a rate of 15 kg per month.
As part of a recent acceleration of its breaches of the nuclear deal, in January Iran began enriching uranium to 20 percent at Fordow, an underground uranium enrichment site that was built in secret inside a mountain possibly to withstand any aerial bombardment.
Iran has produced 55 kg of 20% enriched uranium since January, says official
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Official: Iran has produced 55kg of 20% enriched uranium since January
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