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1st Nuclear Plant Completes Fueling

December 02 2010

Iran

The head of Iran's nuclear program says the loading of fuel rods into the nuclear power plant at Bushehr has been completed, the Tehran Times reports.

The loading of the fuel rods began on Oct. 26.

The plant should be connected to the national power grid by Feb. 19, said Ali Akbar Salehi, director of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization.

The 1,000-megawatt reactor will reach full capacity three months after it is hooked up, the director said.

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