IAEA: Iran making nuclear fuel in underground plan« Thread Started on Apr 19, 2007, 6:05pm » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------IAEA: Iran making nuclear fuel in underground plantPOSTED: 8:05 p.m. EDT, April 18, 2007 read at source> http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/ ... htmlVIENNA, Austria (Reuters) -- Iran has begun making nuclear fuel in its underground uranium enrichment plant, the international atomic watchdog said on Wednesday, in a move by Tehran that raises the stakes in its showdown with world powers.A confidential note by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) also said Iran had started up more than 1,300 centrifuge machines in an accelerating campaign to lay a basis for "industrial scale" enrichment in the Natanz complex.Iran has been steadily upping the ante in a standoff with the U.N. Security Council, which has demanded an enrichment halt over suspicions that Tehran's declared civilian nuclear fuel project is a cover for mastering the means to build atom bombs.Tehran says it seeks only nuclear-generated electricity. But its past concealment of sensitive enrichment research from the International Atomic Energy Agency and continued stonewalling of IAEA inquiries have sapped confidence in its intentions.