Nuclear Technology Day (Iran)
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National Nuclear Energy Day (Persian: روز ملی فناوری هستهای) is observed on 9 April (Farvardin 20th) in Iran.{{cite news |title=Iran marks National Nuclear Technology Day |url=https://en.irna.ir/news/83270491/Iran-marks-National-Nuclear-Technology-Day |access-date=19 April 2022 |work=IRNA English |date=9 April 2019 |language=en}} The observation marks the '9 April 2006' when Iran announced it had successfully domesticated the complete cycle of Uranium enrichment despite the sanctions.{{cite news |last1=Mazaheri |first1=Somayyeh |title=Why is Farvardin 20th named as National Nuclear Technology Day? |url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1398/01/20/1984286 |access-date=19 April 2022 |work=Tasnim News |language=fa}}
Background
In 2003, Iran opposition groups efforts in Western media towards accusing Iran of building a nuclear weapon made Europe and the United States sensitive. These countries tried to halt the Iranian nuclear activities under various pretexts, but on 9 April 2006, Iran was able to complete the full cycle of nuclear fuel production.
Holiday observation
In 2010, as part of a ceremony in honor of the holiday, the first sample of the latest Iranian-made nuclear fuel and a model of a third generation centrifuge for enriching uranium were presented.{{Cite web |date=9 April 2017 |title=رونمایی دو دستاورد سازمان انرژی اتمی و سه مرکز مهم هستهای با حضور روحانی |url=https://www.isna.ir/news/96012007194/رونمایی-دو-دستاورد-سازمان-انرژی-اتمی-و-سه-مرکز-مهم-هسته-ای-با |access-date=21 April 2022 |website=ایسنا |language=fa}}