Moallem Kaleyah

Category: Nuclear

Other Names: Mo'allem Kalayeh, Moa'alem Kelayeh, Ghaziv
Location: Elbruz mountains northwest of Tehran
Subordinate to: AEOI
Size: Nuclear weapon production
Primary Function: Suspected Nuclear Weaponization Research

Description:

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reportedly operates a gas centrifuge uranium enrichment plant at Moallem Kaleyah. In 1987, Iran acquired equipment from French, German, and Italian companies to construct and outfit the facility. Some sources report that the facility was for weaponization. Other sources state that Moallem Kaleyah may be used for laser enrichment. In 1992, IAEA inspectors visited the site and found only a small training center under construction. Some believe that the inspectors were taken to the wrong location, away from the real site.