Iran Plans To Rapidly Expand Enrichment

Officials said Iran has been testing an advanced centrifuge designed to accelerate the process of nuclear fuel production. They said Teheran has been testing the P-2 centrifuge, deemed a significant improvement over Iran's P-1 model. On April 12, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad disclosed the P-2 tests. In an address to students in Khorasan, Ahmadinejad said P-2 contained four times the enrichment capacity of P-1. ‘Our centrifuges are P-1 type,’ Ahmadinejad said. ‘P-2, which has quadrupled the capacity, is currently under the process of research and testing in the country.