The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) submitted to the Parliament the initial draft of the country’s comprehensive document for development of nuclear technology, said an MP.
Malek Shariati Niasar, the spokesman of the Iranian Parliament’s Energy Committee, made the remark on Sunday commenting on a meeting between AEOI President Mohammad Eslami’s and the committee members on the same day, Fars News Agency reported.
He added based on a law passed by the Parliament in the national budget bill for the current Iranian calendar year (which started on March 21), the preparation of the comprehensive document is a must.
The lawmaker said in Sunday’s meeting, the committee members highlighted the necessity of paying due attention to the development of the domestic nuclear industry, which was agreed by the AEOI chief.
He stressed that thus, the country’s future needs are required to be incorporated and addressed in the document through fully viable methods, so that different domestic industries can grow in parallel with the nuclear industry and use its benefits.
The MP said in the meeting, it was stressed that the document’s draft should be discussed and reviewed in cooperation with the legislative body’s other committees, as the development of the country’s nuclear technology is a completely industrial issue.
In remarks in April, the AEOI chief said the organization had prepared the nuclear technology’s document in cooperation with a number of working groups comprising the related and highly motivated experts and individuals.
He said the document addresses all dimensions and aspects of the nuclear technology, the industrialization process of the domestic nuclear sector and neglected issues.
Eslami gave assurance that the AEOI will be among the forerunners and flagbearers of expanding knowledge-based activities in the country.
The AEOI chief noted that based on the comprehensive strategic document and the processes pertaining to the country’s fuel cycle, targets have been set to improve and increase the quality and quantity of Iran’s nuclear activities, adding the organization plans to increase the country’s nuclear electricity generation capacity by 10,000 megawatts.