That's because the facility, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) southwest of Tehran, could produce plutonium, which can be used to make an atomic bomb. Israel pointed to just that concern when it ...

Heavy water reactors produce plutonium, which, like enriched uranium, can be used to make the core of an atomic bomb. 3.

The reactors can be used for scientific purposes, but plutonium is a byproduct of the process. Before the centrifuge technology that enriches uranium to levels high enough for use in weapons ...

The Israeli military says it targeted the reactor's core seal to stop it being used for "nuclear weapons development".

The 1994 option to send in stealth fighters and cruise missiles was dropped in favor of diplomacy, and North Korea went on to ...

Heavy water helps cool nuclear reactors, but it produces plutonium as a byproduct that can potentially be used in nuclear weapons. That would provide Iran another path to the bomb beyond enriched ...

Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor, hit by an Israeli airstrike, was part of Tehran’s nuclear deal by JON GAMBRELL, Associated Press - 06/19/25 1:12 PM ET ...

Much of the focus on Iran’s nuclear program has been on Tehran’s enrichment of uranium. But experts also keep a close watch on the Islamic Republic’s Arak heavy water reactor. That’s ...

Iran's Arak Heavy Water Reactor, Hit by an Israeli Airstrike, Was Part of Tehran's Nuclear Deal DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Much of the focus on Iran's nuclear program has been on Tehran ...