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Reuters: Iran To Fire Up Its First Nuclear Power Plant

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Tags: Enriched uranium, Iran, Nuclear fuel, Power station, Russia

Iran's first nuclear power station will be loaded with fuel on Saturday, a showcase for Tehran's claim that its atomic ambitions are purely peaceful.

Experts say firing up the $1-billion Bushehr plant will not take Iran any closer to building a nuclear bomb as Russia will supply the enriched uranium for the reactor and take away spent fuel rods which could be used to make weapons-grade plutonium.

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