Iran receives 7th shipment of Russian fuel for nuclear power plant

Iran received the 7th shipment of nuclear fuel from Russia on Saturday for a power plant being constructed in the southern port of Bushehr, the official IRNA news agency reported. The 11-ton consignment of enriched uranium arrived at the light-water Bushehr nuclear power plant on Saturday morning, with the final shipment of the fuel expected at a "determined time," the agency reported. "Of 82 tons of initial fuel needed for the Bushehr nuclear power plant, 77 tons have been shipped to Iran so far," it added.