Iran's 40-megawatt heavy water nuclear reactor, set to come online next year, could be used to produce plutonium for weapons. Iran says it needs the reactor to produce isotopes for medical and agricultural use.
This animation explains some of the features unique to a heavy water nuclear reactors and lists some of the isotopes produced which could be put to civilian use.
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