Iran admits nuke success

Iran admitted having achieved 8216;8216;big success8217;8217; in nuclear fuel technology, saying the covert programme revealed a day earlier by diplomats in Vienna was a means to meet the nation8217;s energy requirements.

But Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi refused to acknowledge that IAEA inspectors discovered drawings of equipment that can be used to make weapons-grade Uranium. 8216;8216;Iran has achieved a big success in the field of nuclear fuel cycle technology,8217;8217; Asefi said. 8212;AP