Once it was known that we were working on the enrichment technology, the Western press mounted a most vicious and unfounded propaganda against our program.

Under the program, countries that already have enrichment technology would lease reactor fuel to countries that lack production means.

A nuclear fuel bank is a proposed approach to provide countries access to enriched nuclear fuel, without the need for them to possess enrichment technology.

Mr. Strickland is seeking federal money to develop new enrichment technology, but industry experts say the price may be too high.

Iran rejects this outright, saying it will not renounce its right to enrichment technologies.

"I do not believe the Iranians should have any access to enrichment technology until they prove to be a more responsible partner than they've been so far."

The agency also wants to know how Iran developed such a high level of enrichment technology without secretly testing it with nuclear material, which is also forbidden.

It would also slow Iran's ability to obtain enrichment technology.

Particular attention must be paid to enrichment technology and reprocessing.

Iraq already had sophisticated enrichment technology, and it suspected a sting operation or a scam.