Iran nuclear plant may be delayed
The start-up of a Russian-built nuclear power plant in Iran could be delayed because Iran has fallen behind in payments, Russian officials said. Iranian officials denied that payments had been disrupted.
Last year, Russia agreed to ship nuclear fuel to Bushehr, Iran’s first nuclear plant, by March 2007, with electricity generation to start by November.
Iran agreed to return to Russia all spent fuel from the plant, a move intended to assuage concerns that the fuel could be used for weapons.
There was no indication that Russia might be maneuvering to scrap the deal.
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