
Iran to take control of Russian-built reactor ‘Monday’
Tehran (AFP) Sept 22, 2013 - Iran will take control of a Russian-built nuclear power station at Bushehr on its Gulf coast on Monday, Iranian Atomic Energy Agency chief Ali Akbar Salehi said.
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