Fuel transfer into Bushehr nuclear reactor started

The outside of the nuclear reactor at Bushehr, Iran.

 Iran on Saturday began transferring fuel into the country’s first nuclear plant amid international concerns about the intentions of the regime’s nuclear enrichment programme. President Ahmadinejad has warned of a global response to a military attack on Iran’s nuclear installations.

The transfer of the fuel is being watched by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and will enable the commissioning of the plant by October or November, according to Iranian Atomic Energy Organisation spokesman Ali Shirzadian.

The Islamic republic's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi last week said that the transfer would be complete by September 5.

The fuel is being supplied by Russia, which also built the plant. Russia has supplied 82 tonnes of fuel for Bushehr and also plans to take back the spent material to avoid any misuse.

Iran is pressing ahead with its civilian nuclear programme, insisting on its peaceful nature, in spite of renewed international sanctions over the regimes insistence on pushing ahead with uranium enrichment.

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