Iran begins fuelling of first nuclear power plant

22 August 2010

Iran has begun fuelling its first nuclear power plant, Reuters has reported. Iranian officials said it will take two to three months before the Bushehr plant starts producing electricity once the uranium-packed fuel rods are moved into the reactor. The fuelling of the plant is part of the country's attempts to reduce consumption of fossil fuels.

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