Iran has a well-developed nuclear program
Iran has been developing its nuclear infrastructure since the 1960s, often in secret with some facilities buried underground. It is capable of most stages of uranium production from mining to enrichment; it insists its program is peaceful.
Fuel production
Research institute
Research reactor
Nuclear power plant
AZERBAIJAN
400 miles
400 km
Caspian
Sea
TURKMENISTAN
Tabriz
Tehran
IRAN
Hamadan
AFGHANISTAN
1
2
3
Yazd
IRAQ
Shiraz
KUWAIT
4
Bandar-e-Abbas
BAHRAIN
QATAR
SAUDI ARABIA
Gulf of
Oman
UAE
OMAN
1
Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant
Built in secret and buried deep underground, Fordow uses 2,200 centrifuges to produce uranium enriched up to 60%
2
Natanz Enrichment Complex
Iran’s largest uranium enrichment site, contains 14,000 centrifuges located underground, capable of enriching to 60%
3
Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center
Hosts multiple facilities that convert yellowcake to uranium hexafluoride, produce reactor fuel, and make uranium metal for nuclear weapons
4
Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant
Iran’s only operating nuclear power plant, generating electricity using Russian-supplied fuel
Fuel production
Research institute
Research reactor
Nuclear power plant
AZERBAIJAN
400 miles
400 km
Caspian
Sea
Tabriz
TURKMENISTAN
Tehran
Hamadan
IRAN
AFGHANISTAN
1
2
3
Yazd
IRAQ
Shiraz
KUWAIT
4
Bandar-e-Abbas
BAHRAIN
QATAR
SAUDI ARABIA
Gulf of
Oman
UAE
OMAN
1
2
Fordow Fuel
Enrichment Plant
Built in secret and buried deep underground, Fordow uses 2,200 centrifuges to produce uranium enriched up to 60%
Natanz Enrichment Complex
Iran’s largest uranium enrichment site, contains 14,000 centrifuges located underground, capable of enriching to 60%
3
4
Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center
Hosts multiple facilities that convert yellowcake to uranium hexafluoride, produce reactor fuel, and make uranium metal for nuclear weapons
Bushehr Nuclear
Power Plant
Iran’s only operating nuclear power plant, generating electricity using Russian-supplied fuel
Fuel production
Research institute
Research reactor
Nuclear power plant
AZERBAIJAN
TURKMENISTAN
TURKEY
Caspian
Sea
Tabriz
Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant
Built in secret and buried deep underground, Fordow uses 2,200 centrifuges to produce uranium enriched up to 60%
Tehran
IRAQ
AFGHANISTAN
Hamadan
Natanz Enrichment Complex
Iran’s largest uranium enrichment site, contains 14,000 centrifuges located underground, capable of enriching to 60%
Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center
Hosts multiple facilities that convert yellowcake to uranium hexafluoride, produce reactor fuel, and make uranium metal for nuclear weapons
Yazd
Shiraz
IRAN
KUWAIT
PAKISTAN
Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant
Iran’s only operating nuclear power plant, generating electricity using Russian-supplied fuel
Bandar-e-Abbas
BAHRAIN
Persian
Gulf
QATAR
SAUDI ARABIA
Gulf of
Oman
400 miles
400 km
UAE
OMAN
