Yazd
N31°55' E54°20'
The Nuclear Research Department in the City of Yazd is based at the local university. The Department is focused on geophysical research on the geology of a uranium ore deposit located 40 kilometers southeast
of Saghand [Sagend], 165 kilometers northeast of Yazd, as well as the Khoshomi Uranium mine.
As of 11 April 2000 Russian 2-meter resolution KVR-1000 imagery coverage was not available via the SPIN-2 service on TerraServer, nor was archived Space Imaging IKONOS 1-meter imagery of this facility available on the CARTERRA™ Archive.
Sources and Resources
- Iran: Headed for a National Deterrent? Exploring U.S. Missile Defense Requirements in 2010: What Are the Policy and Technology Challenges? Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis April 1997
- Iran The Nuclear Potential of Individual Countries Treaty on Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons Problems of Extension Appendix 2 Russian Federation Foreign Intelligence Service 6 April 1995
http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/iran/facility/yazd.htm
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