using nuclear power to fuel submarines is among the civilian uses of the
nuclear technology and all countries are, thus, entitled to the right to
make such a use.

Iran Plans to Build Nuclear-Fueled Submarines
News number: 9103081864 13:17 | 2012-06-12
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TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian Navy commander stressed Iran's high
capabilities in designing and manufacturing different types of submarines,
and announced the country's move towards manufacturing nuclear-powered
submarines.

Speaking to FNA on Tuesday, Lieutenant Commander of the Navy for Technical
Affairs Rear Admiral Abbas Zamini pointed to the navy's plan to manufacture
super heavy nuclear-powered submarines, and stated, "Right now, we are at
the initial phases of manufacturing atomic submarines."

He noted Iran's astonishing progress in developing and acquiring civilian
nuclear technology for various power-generation, agricultural and medical
purposes, and said such advancements allow Iran to think of manufacturing
nuclear-fueled submarines.

He further reminded that using nuclear power to fuel submarines is among the
civilian uses of the nuclear technology and all countries are, thus,
entitled to the right to make such a use.

On May 29, Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari lauded
Iranian experts' success in repairing heavy submarines, saying their
outstanding capabilities and mastery of the hi-tech used in naval vessels
display the failure of enemy sanctions and pressures.

Addressing a ceremony to launch a heavy submarine after the subsurface
vessel was overhauled by Iranian experts, Sayyari said that Iran is among
the very few world countries with the ability to carry out full or partial
repairs for submarines.

He said the submarine, called 'Tareq', is now fully ready to be dispatched
to the high seas.

Last year, the Iranian Navy's Tareq-class submarine, 'Younus', managed to
set a new record in sailing the international waters and high seas for 68
days.

Iran's Younus submarine, sailing alongside warships of the 14th fleet of the
Iranian Navy, returned home in early June 2011 following an over
two-month-long mission in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

The deployment of the Iranian submarine in the Red Sea was the first such
operation by the country's Navy in far-off waters.