Russian reports: Iran reactor to be switched on this year

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07.22.09, 21:21 / Israel News

Russian news agencies quote the country's nuclear agency chief as saying a Russian-built nuclear power reactor in Iran is still set to be switched on this year.

State-run RIA-Novosti and ITAR-Tass quote Sergei Kiriyenko as saying plans remain for a start-up of the reactor near the Iranian city of Bushehr by the end of the year. (AP)

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The Rapture Report - 7/22/2009 - Russia to "turn on" Iranian nuclear reactor by year's end; Obama administration continues to live in a "political fog"

Written: 7-22-2009
Rapture Forum Staff: Chris

In world news today it is being reported that the head of the Russian nuclear organization has issued a statement delcaring that Iran's Russian made nuclear reactor will be started by the end of the year. The YNetNews website reports:

Russian news agencies quote the country's nuclear agency chief as saying a Russian-built nuclear power reactor in Iran is still set to be switched on this year. State-run RIA-Novosti and ITAR-Tass quote Sergei Kiriyenko as saying plans remain for a start-up of the reactor near the Iranian city of Bushehr by the end of the year.

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Reports: Iran reactor to be switched on this year

(AP) – 8 hours ago

MOSCOW — Russian news agencies quote the country's nuclear agency chief as saying a Russian-built nuclear power reactor in Iran is still set to be switched on this year.

State-run RIA-Novosti and ITAR-Tass quote Sergei Kiriyenko as saying plans remain for a start-up of the reactor near the Iranian city of Bushehr by the end of the year.

Russia is helping Iran build its first nuclear power plant as part of a program Iran says is purely peaceful. The United States and Israel say it is meant to develop atomic weapons.

Officials in Russia and Iran had previously announced plans to switch the reactor on this year. But that was cast in doubt last month when reports quoted the head of the Russian company building the plant as saying there had been problems with financing.

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Iran’s Russian-Built Reactor Ready This Year

Reported: 03:29 AM - Jul/23/09

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(IsraelNN.com) The Russian-built nuclear power reactor in Bushehr, Iran is still on pace to be activated this year. Russia’sRIA-Novosti and ITAR-Tass quoted Sergei Kiriyenko, director of the state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom, that plans remained for a start-up of the reactor by the end of the year.

Previous announcements of plans to switch on the reactor this year were considered doubtful following reports last month that problems with financing were delaying construction. Russia is helping Iran build its first nuclear power plant as part of a program which Iran says is peaceful, while the United States and Israel charge is meant to develop atomic weapons.

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Reports: Iran reactor to be switched on this year
HeraldSun.com

Jul 22, 2009

The reactor at a nuclear power plant that Russia is building in Iran will be switched on this year, Russian news agencies quoted the country's nuclear agency chief as saying Wednesday.

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