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Atomic Energy Organization of Iran

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Atomic Energy Organization of Iran
سازمان انرژی اتمی
The AEOI logo
Established1974
TypeOrganization
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersNorth Karegar Avenue, Tehran, Iran
Head
Mohammad Eslami
Websitewww.aeoi.org.ir

Template:Nuclear program of Iran The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI, Persian: سازمان انرژی اتمی) is the main Iranian government agency responsible for operating nuclear energy and nuclear fuel cycle installations in Iran. The AEOI is the primary organization responsible for nuclear technology research and development activities in Iran.[1] The AEOI was involved in formerly undeclared nuclear activities including enrichment facilities at Fordow and Natanz.[2]

The AEOI's headquarters are in the northern Amir Abad district in Tehran, but it has facilities throughout Iran. The current head of the AEOI is Mohammad Eslami, who replaced Ali Akbar Salehi on 29 August 2021.[3] By 2024, Iran's nuclear industry sector employed more than 25,000 specialists,[4] of which around 40% were women.[5]

Nuclear power plans

In July 2023, the AEOI Head Mohammed Eslami said that Iran planned to build nuclear power plants generating 20 GW in Khuzestan, Bushehr, Sistan, Hormozgan, and Baluchistan.[6]

Schools

There are thirteen atomic energy highschools and primary elementary schools.[7]

Research centers

  • Photonics and quantum technologies institute. Formerly a laser research center, created in 1976.[8]

Divisions

  • Nuclear Fuel Production Division (NFPD): Research and development on the nuclear fuel cycle, including uranium exploration, mining, milling, conversion, and nuclear waste management; departments include Jaber Ibn Hayan Research Dept., Exploration and Mining Dept., Benefication and Hydrometallurgical Research Center, Nuclear Fuel Research and Production Center, Waste Management Dept., and Saghand Mining Dept.
  • Nuclear Power Plant Division (NPPD): Responsible for planning, construction, commissioning, decommissioning and nuclear safety of nuclear power plants in Iran.
  • Engineering and Technical Supervision Department (ETSD): Design, review, evaluation and approval of engineering and technical documents, participation and quality control.
  • Research Division: Responsible for planning and guiding research projects; has eight affiliated research centers: Nuclear Research Center, Research Center for Lasers and their Application; Nuclear Fusion Research Center, Gamma Irradiation Center, Center for Renewable Energy Development, Nuclear Research Center for Agriculture and Medicine (Karaj), Yazd Radiation Processing Center, and Bonab Research Center.
  • International Affairs Department (IAD): Oversees cooperation with AEOI counterparts abroad and drafts documents on AEOI policies; maintains a delegation at the IAEA in Vienna, Austria and one in Moscow, Russia.

Sanctions

The AEOI is subject to international sanctions by several nations. The organization since 2018 has been sanctioned by United States Department of the Treasury under the Office of Foreign Assets Control and was placed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List along with sanctioning 23 AEOI subsidiaries and several individuals associated with AEOI meeting the definition of government of Iran under Executive Order 13599.[9]

Australia, France, South Africa, and Turkey have placed sanctions against the AEOI under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1737 which was adopted in 2006 since 2025. Belgium in 2025 placed sanctions through European Union sanctions against Iran per resolution 1737. Other countries that have placed sanctions in 2025 are the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Ukraine, Japan, Monaco. Israel has placed sanctions since 2018.[10]

Presidents

# Name Term
1 Akbar Etemad 1974–1979
Ahmad Sotoudehnia (Acting) 1979–1980
Fereydun Sahabi (Acting) 1980–1981
2 Reza Amrollahi 1981–1997
3 Gholam Reza Aghazadeh 1997–2009
4 Ali Akbar Salehi 2009–2010
Mohammad Ahmadian (Acting) 2010–2011
5 Fereydoon Abbasi 2011–2013
6 Ali Akbar Salehi (second term) 2013–2021
7 Mohammad Eslami 2021–present

See also

  • Nuclear program of Iran
  • List of Iranian nuclear negotiators
  • Nuclear Command Corps, a unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps tasked to protect Iranian nuclear facilities

General:

  • Science in Iran
  • Energy of Iran

References

  1. ↑ Rafiee, S.R.; Eftekhari-Zadeh, E.; Gholami, Y. (2017). "A review on the status and future trends of radiation processing in Iran". Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences 10 (4): 331–337. doi:10.1016/j.jrras.2017.08.004. Bibcode: 2017JRRAS..10..331R. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1687850717300304#bib23. Retrieved 17 September 2021. 
  2. ↑ "The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran: What Role?". https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2014-10/features/atomic-energy-organization-iran-what-role. 
  3. ↑ "Iran appoints pragmatist Salehi to head nuclear program". Reuters. 16 August 2013. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-idUSBRE97F09L20130816. 
  4. ↑ Iran's nuclear program achieving world-class advancements, declares AEOI chief
  5. ↑ "Iran's heavy water ranks first in word: AEOI Spox." (in en). 2 September 2023. https://en.mehrnews.com/news/205471/Iran-s-heavy-water-ranks-first-in-word-AEOI-Spox. 
  6. ↑ "مکان ۵ نیروگاه اتمی جدید ایران/ظرفیت تولید کیک زرد دوبرابر می‌شود". 19 July 2023. https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5840684/%D9%85%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86-%DB%B5-%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%AC%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B8%D8%B1%D9%81%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AF-%DA%A9%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%AF. 
  7. ↑ "رییس سازمان انرژی اتمی ایران: مدارس انرژی اتمی را به مقطع ابتدایی گسترش داده‌ایم" (in fa). 2 August 2023. https://www.iranintl.com/202308026680. 
  8. ↑ "پژوهشكده فوتونیک و فناوری های کوانتومی | سازمان انرژی اتمی ایران". https://www.aeoi.org.ir/?270476/%D9%BE%DA%98%D9%88%D9%87%D8%B4%D9%83%D8%AF%D9%87-%D9%81%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D9%88-%D9%81%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85%DB%8C. 
  9. ↑ "U.S. Government Fully Re-Imposes Sanctions on the Iranian Regime As Part of Unprecedented U.S. Economic Pressure Campaign". United States Department of Treasury. November 5, 2018. https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm541. 
  10. ↑ "Atomic Energy Organization of Iran". Open Sanctions. https://www.opensanctions.org/entities/NK-cLsYuuo62UYLcF9jr4Kmfc/adjacent/sanctions/. 

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