Russians begin loading nuclear fuel for Iran
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - RussiaÂ’s nuclear agency says it will load fuel into IranÂ’s first nuclear power plant next week, marking the start of its launch.
Rosatom spokesman Sergei Novikov said that uranium fuel shipped by Russia will be loaded into the Bushehr reactor in a ceremony on August 21 marking the beginning of its physical start-up. Novikov said that from that moment the Bushehr plant will be officially considered a nuclear-energy facility.
Russian officials said that the latest UN sanctions against Iran wouldnÂ’t affect the Bushehr project.
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Her opinions on it are known: she campaigned on raising the share of renewable energy, and endorsed the ETA in a recent column.
"The governor will sign the bill as quickly as possible — we're hoping it is enrolled and engrossed and sent to her desk by Friday," spokesperson Tripp Stelnicki said in an email Tuesday afternoon.
Once signed, the legislation will commit the state to achieving zero-carbon electricity from public utilities by 2045. The bill also…
