Russian, Iranian Officials Discuss Bushehr Nuclear Plant

Russian and Iranian nuclear officials are meeting inThe United States has long objected to the Bushehr
Moscow to discuss Russia's construction of Iran'splant, saying it could be used to produce material for
Bushehr nuclear power plant.nuclear weapons.
The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization andRussia has agreed to take back the plant's spent fuel
Russia's Federal Nuclear Agency chief are expectedso it cannot be used for weapons. But Iran has
to discuss the timetable for the completion of Iran'sresisted a Russian proposal to conduct all of Iran's
first nuclear power plant as well as a schedule foruranium enrichment on Russian soil.
delivery of Russian nuclear fuel.Iran claims its uranium enrichment program is for
Iranian officials have expressed frustration that bothpeaceful purposes - mostly for providing fuel for
fuel deliveries and the construction are behindnuclear power. The United States alleges the program
schedule.is aimed at creating weapons-grade nuclear material.
Russian officials have said the facility would officiallySome information for this report was provided by
start operations in September 2007, but it couldAFP and AP .
begin generating electricity before then.