Iran gets another shipment of nuclear fuel from Russia for use at Bushehr nuclear power plant

A report released Wednesday said Iran has received another shipment of nuclear fuel from Russia for use at its Bushehr nuclear power plant.

The Arabic-language Al-Alam TV station quoted spokesman for Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Hamid Khadem Ghaemi as saying Wednesday that the shipments were transferred to Iran from Russia by plane in three phases on May 4, 8 and 10. He said 30 metric tons of fuel had been received.

Russia delivered the first batch of about 80 metric tons of uranium fuel rods to Iran in 2008 on December 17 as part of international efforts to persuade Tehran to halt its uranium enrichment program.

The $1 billion Bushehr plant, which was built by Russia, is the Islamic state's first and only nuclear power plant. Russia says the Bushehr project is being built under the control of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations' nuclear watchdog.