Hegemonic monopoly at stake
Iran ready to transfer nuclear know-how to other nations: Atomic chief
Iran’s atomic chief said on Monday that his country was determined to develop nuclear technology as the Islamic Republic hosted an international forum on nuclear technology.
“Like other member states of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Iran is committed to advancing nuclear technology,” Mohammad Eslami, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said at the opening ceremony of the International Conference on Nuclear Science and Technology 2024 in Iran’s central city of Isfahan.
“Collective will of countries to achieve zero carbon by 2050 has become an agreement to multiply the number of nuclear power plants by threefold. We are also striving more rapidly toward achieving atomic energy for industry” he told the three-day event.
Eslami said Iran had planned to produce 20,000 megawatts of nuclear electricity by 2041 via developing new nuclear power plants.
He invited countries interested in investing in Iran’s nuclear projects currently underway on the country’s northern and southern coasts.
Isfahan hosts the international conference with hundreds of domestic and foreign researchers, scientists and officials in attendance, including IAEA Secretary General Rafael Grossi who met Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran on Monday.
While visiting an exhibition displaying Iran’s nuclear achievements on the sidelines of conference, Eslami said the event was well received despite “pressure from imperialists” and that participants presented high-quality scientific
articles.
“Our goal is to show Iran’s scientific and technological level to the world through these articles and achievements,” the top nuclear official said.
He said Iran was “prepared to fight arrogant countries’ dominance and transfer our technologies to other countries to break down barriers and contribute to emergence of a new scientific order.”
The West, led by the United States, claims that Iran’s nuclear program has deviated toward “military purposes” which Iran flatly rejects, saying nukes have no place its nuclear doctrine.
According to the AEOI’s deputy chief Javad Karimi, over 500 scientific articles have been submitted to the conference, which includes 16 specialized panels, round-table meetings, and an exhibition.
Around 100 academics, including over 50 foreigners, are taking part in the event in person or via videoconference to expound on the latest scientific achievements in the nuclear industry, Karimi said.