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Friday, August 20, 2010
Iran to launch first nuclear plant after decades of delay
Tehran (AFP) Aug 19, 2010 - After decades of delay and sanctions, Iran on Saturday launches its Russian-built first nuclear power plant in the face of Western suspicion that its atomic programme has a covert military agenda. Iran's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi said last week that "on August 21, the Russia-supplied fuel will be transferred inside the building in which the engine" of the Bushehr power station in southe ... more
Russia shortly to fuel Iranian reactor
ReplyDeleteTehran (UPI) Aug 19, 2010 - Iran's civilian nuclear program continues to unsettle the country's diplomatic relations. International concern has intensified over reports that the country's first civilian nuclear power plant at Bushehr will be loaded with Russian fuel by Aug. 21. The date has increased foreign media speculation that the facility may be the subject of a military attack, most likely by Israel, ... mo
http://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/Russia_shortly_to_fuel_Iranian_reactor_999.html