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Source: http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-irannukes15-2008nov15,0,2653852.story
Talks Yield No New Sanctions Against Iran's Nuclear Program
[Los Angeles Times] Borzou Daragahi - Diplomats said Friday that American, European, Russian and Chinese officials meeting Thursday in Paris had not reached agreement on further steps to pressure Iran to halt uranium enrichment at its facility in Natanz. Meanwhile, a new report says Iran has made significant progress at another facility: a heavy-water research reactor being built near the city of Arak, which could eventually produce plutonium that might be used in a nuclear weapon. According to satellite images published by the Institute for Science and International Security, construction at the Arak plant progressed significantly between February and October. The Arak plant could potentially produce about 20 pounds of plutonium a year, enough for two nuclear weapons. Physicists say it is easier to design and build a nuclear weapon using plutonium than one using enriched uranium.