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Iran urged to boost nuke safety review
The head of the Gulf statesâ main political bloc is urging Iran to join an international accord on nuclear safety following an earthquake near the countryâs lone energy-producing reactor
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he head of the Gulf states' main political bloc isurging Iran to join an international accord on nuclear safety following anearthquake near the country's lone energy-producing reactor.
Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani,secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council, opened a meeting Sunday inRiyadh to discuss nuclear safety issues after last week's 6.1 magnitude quakeabout 96 kilometers southeast of Bushehr, the site of Iran's reactor.
The quake killed at least 37 people. Iransays there was no damage to the reactor and insists it was built to withstandfar stronger quakes.Al-Zayani urged Iranto join the UN's Convention on Nuclear Safety, which allows greater review bythe UN's atomic watchdog agency. But Iran is part of other UN pacts to reportany nuclear accidents
