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Iran To 'Remove Fuel' From Bushehr Nuclear Plant

mangu writes "Iran said on Saturday it is removing the fuel from the reactor of a Russian-built nuclear power plant, a move seen as a big blow to its controversial nuclear program. The plant was first launched by the shah using contractors from Siemens. It was shelved after the Islamic revolution and it lay unfinished through the 1980s. In the early 1990s, Iran sought help for the project after being turned away by Siemens over nuclear proliferation concerns. In 1994, Russia agreed to complete the plant and provide the fuel, with the supply deal committing Iran to returning the spent fuel. The plant has faced hiccups even after its physical launch, with officials blaming the delays in generating electricity on a range of factors, including Bushehr's 'severe weather.' But they deny it was hit by the malicious Stuxent computer worm which struck industrial computers in Iran, although they acknowledge that the personal computers of some personnel at Bushehr were infected with it."

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  1. Re:more concerned about israels nukes. by Dan667 · · Score: 1, Troll

    israel is crazy enough to use nukes. better stop them before they do, right?

  2. Re:more concerned about israels nukes. by wmac · · Score: 0, Troll

    I was saying it was a mistranslation.

    And about the fuck thing, I never said anything about the fuck. You did.

  3. Re:more concerned about israels nukes. by wmac · · Score: 1, Troll

    Besides, it is a call to wipe Zionism from the world (which is a very legitimate decent request), not a country.

  4. Re:more concerned about israels nukes. by Apuleius · · Score: 1, Troll

    That was rumored to happen in the middle of 1973's war, when Israel was on the verge of being annihilated. If that's the kind of provocation required to get Israel to even talk about nukes, then there is little from that end. Compare to Iran, which needs no provocation at all.