Not for weapons: Russia, Iran scoff at nuclear frets
25 Aug, 2006 06:58

Russian and Iranian officials rebuffed concerns that equipment at a Russian nuclear power plant and similar hardware in Iran could be used to produce nuclear weapons.
They scoffed at the idea when a delegation led by the vice president of Iran ’s nuclear energy agency Mahmoud Dzhanatian toured Russia ’s Kalinin nuclear power plant. By the end of next year, Iran is expected to commission a Russian-built nuclear power station at Bushehr. Iran has suggested that certain equipment for the plant could be produced on Iranian soil in a bid to speed the station’s construction.