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Iran Starts Fueling Tehran Research Reactor with Fuel Rods
Teheran, February 18 (KCNA) -- The first home-made nuclear fuel rods were to be placed into Tehran research reactor, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Wednesday.

"We have started enriching uranium to 20 percent to build nuclear fuel rods since Western countries are reluctant to provide us with assistance", Iranian deputy nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri was quoted as saying.

"In the presence of the president, some new and worthwhile achievements of the country's nuclear scientists in the field of atomic energy will be unveiled" on Wednesday, Iran's presidential website announced on Tuesday.

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