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Saudi Arabia says Iran’s nuclear plants are not an environmental problem

Iran’s nuclear sites no threat to Persian Gulf environment: Saudi official, Tehran Times TEHRAN 14 Jan 2011, – Director of Saudi’s Meteorology and Environmental Protection Turki bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz has said that Iran’s nuclear facilities do not threaten the Persian Gulf environment.The Saudi official has made the remarks in a recent interview with Saudi Arabia’s Al-Watan newspaper…..

Iran’s first nuclear power plant is located near the coastal city of Bushehr which lies on the shores of the Persian Gulf.

In December, Iran completed the last phase of loading fuel into the core of the Bushehr power plant. Later, Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Director Ali Akbar Salehi announced that the Bushehr power plant will be connected to the national grid by February 20.

tehran times : Iran’s nuclear sites no threat to Persian Gulf environment: Saudi official

January 14, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | MIDDLE EAST, politics international