Iran's 60% enriched uranium is well-protected, atomic agency says

Iran's Atomic Energy Organization spokesman, Behrouz Kamalvandi, said on Tuesday that the country's 60% enriched uranium is "definitely safe."

He also dismissed Western proposals for limiting enrichment inside the country as unacceptable, saying Iran has the right to have nuclear fuel cycle.

“The negotiations have not yet entered technical details, but there is absolutely no possibility for the country to accept zero or miniature enrichment. Both our negotiators and the leadership are committed."

About the country's stockpile of enriched uranium, Kamalvandi said, "We must have guarantees for everything we do, and one of the strong guarantees is keeping nuclear materials."

"The 60% enriched uranium is definitely safe, and no one can easily harm it. It is certainly a guaranteed means for the country, and we are very careful about this issue."