Saturday, August 21, 2010

Iran's Nuclear Program Reaches A Pivotal Point



Iran Launches Controversial Bushehr Nuclear Plant -- Voice of America

Iran has begun loading nuclear fuel into its controversial, Russian-built nuclear plant in the southern city of Bushehr. The official launch Saturday, which took place in the presence of International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors, comes more than 35 years after the plant was first planned. .

Iranian television showed Iran's nuclear energy head Ali Akbar Salehi and Russia's government nuclear corporation chief Sergei Kiriyenko touring the long-delayed Bushehr plant Saturday. International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors were present as Russian engineers began the fuel injection process.

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More News On Iran's Nuclear Program

Iran begins fueling first nuclear reactor -- Yahoo News/AP
Iran starts loading fuel in nuclear power plant -- Yahoo News/AFP
Iran starts to fuel up first nuclear power plant -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Iran begins fuelling nuclear power plant -- Financial Times
Iran's first nuclear plant begins fueling -- CNN
Iran's nuclear power plant a step closer to operation -- L.A. Times
Iran '12 months from nuclear weapon' US warns as Bushehr reactor started -- The Telegraph
Iran: We will continue to enrich uranium despite receiving Russian fuel -- Haaretz
The White House and 'The Point of No Return' -- The Atlantic
Worst-Case Scenarios: Possible Strike Plans for Iran Involve Risky Options -- FOX News
Factbox: Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant -- Reuters

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