The government of Georgia “categorically denies” rumors that it was preparing to enrich uranium and considered building a nuclear power plant, according to RIA Novosti.

A CNN iReport blogger wrote that uranium enrichment facilities were being prepared at Georgia’s Delta military center.

“The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said that medium-level uranium enrichment had begun at the, ''DELTA'' plant near Rustavi in south Georgia. Tbilisi has said it plans to carry out uranium enrichment there for purely peaceful purposes. Georgia is building nuclear weapons,” the post says.

“This entry in the CNN iReport blog is, of course, a hoax,” Georgia’s First Deputy Energy and Natural Resources Minister Mariam Valishvili said, adding that the report could be a deliberate provocation and was not an official CNN report.

She also denied reports that the Georgian administration planned to build a nuclear power plant in the country.

Georgian Energy Minister Alexander Khetaguri earlier said his country might need a nuclear power plant in 30 years.

“Georgia has neither need nor capability to carry out such plans to date. But it’s hard to predict what will happen in 30-50 years,” Valishvili said.