Eslami opened the project at Isfahan’s Uranium Conversion Facility (UCF) site on Monday.
His visit to Isfahan took place on the fifth day of the Ten-Day Fajr celebrations, which started on February 1, to mark the 45th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution.
Tellurium hexafluoride, TeF6, is essential for stable radioisotopes used in medical sectors to diagnose and treat diseases.
Tellurium powder naturally has eight isotopes each of which has the potential to be enriched and separated. TeF6 would be enriched if tellurium powder was changed into tellurium hexafluoride gas.
According to the AEOI chief, the agency has three nuclear reactors in Isfahan and the fourth is under construction.
Only a few countries across the world are capable of developing such a technology.
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