Iran Claims To Produce Their First Nuclear Fuel Rod

An Iranian operator monitors the nuclear power plant unit in Bushehr ( REUTERS/Stringer Iran)

Nuclear Benchmark: A Rod For Nuclear Iran -- RT

Iran says its engineers have managed to produce a nuclear fuel rod, marking a benchmark achievement for the country’s nuclear ambitions. Meanwhile the US issued new round of sanctions against Tehran in a bid to stop its atomic exploits.

­Nuclear fuel rods are devices used at power plants. They contain small pellets of fuel, usually low-enriched uranium, patterned in a way allowing them to give out heat produced by nuclear reaction without melting down. Building one is a technological challenge, which Iran was thought incapable of.

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