Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency were expected in Brazil this week to view parts of its equipment to enrich uranium, the country’s leading weekly newsmagazine reported Sunday, citing government officials. The announcement of the visit comes after diplomats said Brazil tentatively agreed to the inspection on Oct. 6 in a deal aimed at ending months of squabbling over technology that can be used in a nuclear weapons program. Brazil had earlier refused to give IAEA inspectors full visual access to its centrifuges at its plant in Resende, about 60 miles northwest of Rio de Janeiro, asserting that the advanced technology could be stolen by other countries if outsiders get a glimpse of it. Full Story
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