Moscow, Tehran Sign Pact to Fuel Power Plant
Russia signed an agreement to ship fuel by March to a controversial atomic power plant it is building in Iran.
Russian news agencies reported that Sergei Shmatko, head of the state-run company Atomstroyexport, and Mohammed Jonatyan, vice president of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, signed a protocol for starting the Bushehr plant.
Western nations fear Tehran could divert nuclear fuel and enrich it further for weapons. Iran has agreed to ship spent fuel back to Russia.
Britain, France, Germany, the U.S., China and Russia are trying to get Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment program.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
