Report: Russia to start shipping nuclear fuel to Iran next March

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From AP via Ha'aretz ~1 hour ago:

MOSCOW - Russia in March will start delivering nuclear fuel for the plant it is building in Iran, the head of a state company in charge of the project said Monday, according to Russian news reports.

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Shmatko said his company would start preparations in January for nuclear fuel deliveries to Bushehr, and begin actual shipments in March, six months ahead of the physical launch of the Bushehr nuclear reactor.

Russia's Federal Nuclear Agency chief Sergei Kiriyenko has said that the
start-up of the Bushehr reactor would take place in September 2007, and that the plant would come online in November 2007.

Russia and China, which have major commercial ties with Iran, have been
pushing publicly for dialogue instead of UN punishment of Iran over its
nuclear activities.

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[AndyA]

1. Hey Bush! What about using some of that capital you have now?

:rofl:

It would seem Russia and China couldn't care less about what you think.

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2. That capital, turns out, was borrowed from China and they're calling...

..it in right about now...

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[jpak]

3. If "they" want to take out Bushehr without causing a radiological disaster

then "they" are going to have to take it out before it becomes operational.

The clock is ticking...

[sam sarrha]

5. i got my money on it never starting...

:nuke:

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6. IIRC, Osirak was destroyed before it started. Good bet. n/t

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[jpak]

9. Will Iran receive its Russian TOR M-1 and S-300 AD missile systems before fueling begins????

http://defense-update.com/2005/12/irans-point-defense-upgraded.html

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7. Bush gave the Green Light 11/23/2006.

Bush: I would understand if...

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[sam sarrha]

8. caption for picture.. 'Do as i 'Decider' or i'll sic this Bitch on ya..

scarry scarry photo

[oblivious]

10. Bushehr is pretty close to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and a lot of the ME oil.

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11. Very interesting placement for a nuclear power plant. Going to be...

...very tempting target.

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[underpants]

4. Off topic-I wonder if Iran was Putin's "other powers"

The first time Putin came to the US he was about to leave and he and W had a joint press conference. Putin said that there were "other powers" who had contacted him to find out if he wanted to take advantage of the US getting bogged down in Afghanistan. The comment of course flew right past W's head and received almost no mention in the press.

I wonder if Iran was who he was talking about.