– Confidence in Tehran’s words will grow

The key point of the supply of Russian fuel to Bushehr NPP is that this process is closely controlled by IAEA. If the Iranian party commits no violations in storing and using the first delivery, the confidence in Iran’s statements about peaceful nuclear plans will grow. Now, Iran will no longer be able to say that it is forced to develop own uranium enrichment program because Bushehr NPP does not receive Russian fuel. Russia has made the first delivery and will certainly complete this process.

To remind, on Dec 16 2007 Atomstroyexport CJSC started supplying fuel to the future Bushehr NPP in Iran.

A total of 163 basic and 17 reserve fuel assemblies (3.62% uranium-235 enrichment) are to be supplied to the site for the first fueling.

The deliveries are to be carried out in several stages for a total period of two months.

The first stage was finished on Dec 16 2007: containers sealed by IAEA experts were delivered to the site and placed in a special storage facility (guaranteed by IAEA).