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Russia reaffirms continued nuclear cooperation with Iran

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Moscow, Dec 27, IRNA -- Head of the Russian Federation`s Atomic Energy
Agency Alexander Rumyantsev said here Monday that his country will 
continue cooperating with Iran on its peaceful nuclear program without
any worries. 
The Monday issue of Moscow-based periodical, Kommersant, quoting 
Rumyantsev said that an agreement on delivery of nuclear fuel for 
Bushehr power plant and return of the spent fuel will definitely be 
signed in Tehran in January. 
Turning to the implementation of Bushehr power plant, he said that
it will become physically operational by late 2005 and added that it 
will be connected to the national energy system in 2006. 
Putting Russia`s revenue through export of atomic equipment in the
current year at 3.5 billion dollars, he said this shows an increase of
500 million dollars compared to the figure for the previous year. 
Rumyantsev noted that though Russia could have earned considerable
revenue through establishment of new power plants in foreign 
countries, no new agreement has been signed to this effect. 
Rumyantsev, is scheduled to visit Tehran in late January to hold 
talks on the two countries` continuing nuclear cooperation. 
A preliminary agreement has already been reached between the two 
sides on the visit. 
Earlier, Rumyantsev had said that Russia was ready to construct 
seven other nuclear power plants in Iran. 
Tehran and Moscow are currently working out the technical details 
of an agreement that would bring the nuclear power plant in the 
Iranian port city of Bushehr on line in 2006. 
The issue on the return of spent nuclear fuel has seen operations 
of the power plant pushed back several times from its initial target 
of 2003. 
In August, Iran said the plant would become operational in October
2006, a year behind schedule. 
Once operational, the Bushehr power plant is projected to generate
1,000 megawatts of electricity, 6,000 megawatts less than Iran`s 
nuclear power production target for 2021. 
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