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Iran’s nuclear reactor in serious safety trouble?

Signs of serious trouble at Iran’s nuclear reactor, guardian.co.uk, Julian Borger, 26 Feb 2011, “……Today, Iran confirmed a UN report that it will have to remove the uranium fuel rod assemblies from the reactor core, a significant setback.The reactor has been under construction since the Shah’s era in the 1970’s. The fuel assemblies were finally introduced into the reactor four months ago and it was meant to start producing electricity in January, but that deadline was missed.

Ali Asghar Soltanieh, Tehran’s envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency, told the ISNA news agency that the fuel was being removed on Russian advice……Signs of serious trouble at Iran’s nuclear reactor | World news | guardian.co.uk

February 27, 2011 - Posted by | Iran, safety

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