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Saturday, August 21, 2010

Iranian and Russian engineers began loading fuel into Iran's first nuclear power plant today

Iranian and Russian engineers began loading fuel into Iran's first nuclear power plant today, a major milestone as Tehran forges ahead with its atomic program despite UN sanctions.

The weeklong operation to load uranium fuel into the reactor is the first step in starting up a facility the US once hoped to prevent because of fears over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.

Russia, which helped finish building the plant, has pledged to safeguard the site and prevent spent nuclear fuel from being shifted to a possible weapons program. (Source)

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