In Tehran, Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, expressed optimism that the path to resolving the impasse between Iran and the U.S. is now open. “Presently we have taken a number of steps forward, since the unjustifiable discussion that they had initially started, or we had started, is now left behind, and this is very promising,” said Salehi, reported IRNA. “When we will enter the technical talks phase, it means that the issue is being governed and so that ‘after you; no you first’ discussion is being left behind,” said Salehi.
Salehi stressed otherwise that nuclear power is both an economic and scientific issue for Iran. “The nuclear discussions have unfortunately been strongly politicized and everyone views it as a political, rather than scientific issue. That is while currently 400 nuclear reactors are active around the globe now, producing 390 gigabytes of electricity,” he said. He went on that 109 more nuclear plants are being designed and 329 other nuclear reactors are proposed to be designed. “Therefore, the world is moving towards that direction. China is currently constructing 47 nuclear power plants and dozens of other reactors and Canada has said that by the year 2050 they need to have increased their nuclear products.”
