Sunday, January 20, 2008

Russia makes 4th delivery of nuclear fuel to Iran

AFP - Russia has now delivered more than half the fuel for Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, after a fourth consignment arrived at the Bushehr site in southern Iran.

The fourth consignment of fuel weighed 11 tonnes, Iran's national news agency quoted the Organisation for Production and Development of Nuclear Energy as saying in a statement.

Russia has so far delivered 44 tonnes of fuel, after shipments which arrived on December 17, 28 and January 18.

It is due to deliver a total of about 82 tonnes of nuclear fuel in eight consignments, with the last due next month......

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