According to foreign media reports, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has stated that it is currently unable to confirm the whereabouts of up to 409 kilograms of highly enriched uranium from Iran, which is close to weapons-grade.
Bloomberg reports that this 409 kilograms of highly enriched uranium is sufficient to produce 10 nuclear warheads and is theoretically supposed to be securely stored in underground facilities in Isfahan, Iran's third-largest city.
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi revealed that Iran had warned it might relocate its enriched uranium stockpile if Israel launched an attack. When asked about the whereabouts of the enriched uranium on June 18, he admitted, "I'm not very sure. During the conflict, all nuclear facilities were shut down. Inspections could not be conducted, and normal activities could not resume."
Grossi noted that prior to the Israeli attack on June 13, IAEA inspectors were visiting Iran's nuclear facilities at least once a day, but Isfahan had suffered repeated attacks, damaging some buildings. Additionally, Iran has not reported what extra measures it plans to take to protect its enriched uranium stockpile from attacks.
The IAEA continues to monitor Iran's nuclear facilities through satellite imagery and has not yet detected any signs that Iran is attempting to consume the highly enriched uranium.
According to data from the U.S. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), Iran's highly enriched uranium could fit into 16 containers, each measuring 36 inches (approximately 91.5 centimeters) in diameter.
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