Iran insists on full nuclear rights within NPT: nuclear negotiator

 　　TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said Saturday that the Islamic republic insists on its full nuclear rights within the framework of Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

　　Making the remarks at an annual conference of the Iranian Managers of Nuclear Industry, Jalili said Iranians do not accept " less rights or more tasks," the state IRIB TV reported.

　　Iran is committed to its tasks within the directives of the NPT and insists on all its rights within the framework of the NPT regulations, he emphasized.

　　Jalili said that the Islamic republic hopes the so-called P5+1 group, comprising Britain, China, France, Russia, the United States and Germany, come to the upcoming nuclear talks with "new strategy and valid¹ proposals," according to IRIB.

　　On Saturday, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) announced that the Islamic republic plans to construct 16 nuclear power plants in different parts of the country, Press TV reported.

　　"After months of efforts, 16 new sites for nuclear power plants have been designated in coastal² areas of the Caspian Sea, the Persian Gulf³, the Sea of Oman, (southwestern province of) Khuzestan and northwestern part of the country," the AEOI was quoted as saying.

　　The projects are in line with Iran's long-term plans to develop electricity generation through nuclear power plants and in accordance with international regulations, according to the announcement.

　　It also said that Iran has discovered more uranium deposits which increase Iran's uranium reserves to 4,400 tons, according to official IRNA news agency.

　　Earlier this month, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi said in Moscow that Iran hoped Russia could participate in constructing the second unit of Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant.

　　Russia's state atomic agency Rosatom said last May it was ready to help Iran build another unit at the Bushehr plant after the plant "successfully" reached 100 percent of its nominal⁴ capacity last August.

　　AEOI's Saturday announcement and Jalili's remarks came ahead of Iran's upcoming nuclear talks with the P5+1 slated⁵ for Feb. 26 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It would be the first-of-its-kind meeting between Iran and the P5+1 since the stalemate in Moscow in June 2012.

　　In a reaction to the recent report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Iran's nuclear program, Iranian ambassador to the IAEA Ali-Asghar Soltanieh said that the report of UN nuclear watchdog on Iran's nuclear program confirms the peaceful nature of the country's nuclear activities, Tehran Times daily reported Saturday.

　　The IAEA report confirms that Iran had started the installation of IR-2m centrifuges, a new model of Iran's centrifuges which could significantly boost Iran's uranium capacity at Natanz fuel enrichment plant.

　　However, Iran stressed that the advanced centrifuges would be used to produce 5-percent enriched uranium, after informing the IAEA about the installation.

　　"The main message of the (IAEA) report after 10 years of inspection⁶ of Iran's facilities, materials, and nuclear activities is that there is no diversion toward military purposes in these activities and facilities," Soltanieh was quoted as saying on Friday.

　　"The agency also says in the report that (uranium) enrichment goes on in Iran without any problem and under the full supervision⁷ of the agency," said the Iranian envoy⁸.

　　"According to the agency's report, enrichment to a purity level of 20 percent with the aim of fueling the Tehran reactor⁹ is going smoothly¹⁰, and it indicates the peaceful use of enrichment to supply the Tehran research reactor with fuel to provide hospitals with radioisotopes they need," he added.

　　The U.S. government on Thursday denounced as "yet another provocative¹¹ step" Iran's latest installation of new centrifuges at its main uranium enrichment plant, calling on the Islamic republic to engage in "serious and substantive¹²" talks with the world powers over its disputed nuclear program.

　　In response, Soltanieh said that his country would continue talks with the UN nuclear watchdog to resolve the outstanding issues regarding the Iranian nuclear program, semi-official ISNA news agency reported Friday.

　　Soltanieh called for a "calm atmosphere" for Iran and the IAEA to succeed in addressing the concerns about the Iranian nuclear issue.

　　Iran and the West are locked in a bitter dispute over its nuclear activities, with the latter accusing Tehran of developing nuclear weapon under a civilian¹³ cover, a charge Iran has consistently denied.

1 valid   

adj.有确实根据的；有效的；正当的，合法的

参考例句：

• His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
• Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗？

2 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

3 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

4 nominal   

adj.名义上的；(金额、租金)微不足道的

参考例句：

• The king was only the nominal head of the state. 国王只是这个国家名义上的元首。
• The charge of the box lunch was nominal.午餐盒饭收费很少。

5 slated   

用石板瓦盖( slate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Yuki is working up an in-home phonics program slated for Thursdays, and I'm drilling her on English conversation at dinnertime. Yuki每周四还有一次家庭语音课。我在晚餐时训练她的英语口语。
• Bromfield was slated to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. 布罗姆菲尔德被提名为美国农业部长。

6 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

7 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

8 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

9 reactor   

n.反应器；反应堆

参考例句：

• The atomic reactor generates enormous amounts of thermal energy.原子反应堆发出大量的热能。
• Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules.在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。

10 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。

11 provocative   

adj.挑衅的，煽动的，刺激的，挑逗的

参考例句：

• She wore a very provocative dress.她穿了一件非常性感的裙子。
• His provocative words only fueled the argument further.他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。

12 substantive   

adj.表示实在的；本质的、实质性的；独立的；n.实词，实名词；独立存在的实体

参考例句：

• They plan to meet again in Rome very soon to begin substantive negotiations.他们计划不久在罗马再次会晤以开始实质性的谈判。
• A president needs substantive advice,but he also requires emotional succor. 一个总统需要实质性的建议，但也需要感情上的支持。

13 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。