Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 10

7-Mar-2011

IRAN

Iran Removes Fuel From Bushehr Nuclear Reactor

Irans Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, formerly head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO), told reporters on 28 February that Iran started two days previously to remove nuclear fuel rods from the reactor at the Bushehr nuclear power plant based on the recommendation of Russia. Mr Salehi said the fuel was being removed to allow some experiments and technical work. We make...