Iran Reports a Major Setback at a Nuclear Power Plant

By artappraiser on Sun, 02/27/2011 - 12:43am |

By William J. Broad and David E. Sanger, New York Times, February 25, 2011

Iran told atomic inspectors this week that it had run into a serious problem at a newly completed nuclear reactor that was supposed to start feeding electricity into the national grid this month, raising questions about whether the trouble was sabotage, a startup problem, or possibly the beginning of the project’s end.

In a report on Friday, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran told inspectors on Wednesday that it was planning to unload nuclear fuel from its Bushehr reactor — the sign of a major upset. For years, Tehran has hailed the reactor as a showcase of its peaceful nuclear intentions and its imminent startup as a sign of quickening progress.....

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/26/world/middleeast/26nuke.html