MOSCOW. Aug 17 (Interfax) - Russia is consistent in meeting all of its obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear problem, and Rusatom is implementing a series of projects aimed to ensure the fulfillment of JCPOA provisions, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
"Russia has confirmed its readiness, as long as necessary, to help Iran handle surplus quantities of low-enriched uranium, stockpiles of which in Iran must not exceed 300 kilograms. We are also providing multifaceted assistance in implementing Annex III to the JCPOA, which contains a list of specific areas for cooperation with Iran in the field of the peaceful use of nuclear energy," the ministry said on its website.
All such cooperation with Iran is "in strict compliance with the JCPOA and UN Security Council Resolution 2231 and is under the full supervision of the IAEA," it said.
"We reiterate our strong commitment to taking all measures necessary for the JCPOA to be preserved and fully implemented," the ministry said.
Russia and Iran are working together on a high-tech project to reconfigure two centrifuge cascades at the former uranium enrichment plant in Iran's Fordo to facilitate the production of stable isotopes there. "They will be used in industry and medicine," it said.
"Fuel enriched to concentrations of up to 20% for the research reactor in Tehran is stockpiled in Russian territory. It is returned to Iran in consignments of 5 kilograms each at the request of the Iranian side and upon the receipt of an IAEA act certifying that all relevant JCPOA conditions have been met. The first consignment reached Iran in early 2017. Now preparations are being made for the second delivery," the ministry said.