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Is this what Israel knew that no one else did?  Maybe this is why they didn’t attack?  It will be interesting to watch between now and the end of the year to see what transpires…

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Iran’s Bushehr electricity production hits two month delay

Atomic chief Salehi says delay is the result of severe hot weather not the computer worm that hit staff computers earlier this week.

Iran‘s first nuclear power plant, Bushehr, will be ready to begin generating electricity by January, two months after the original commencement date, AFP reported on Wednesday.

The chief of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation, Ali Akbar Salehi, announced the delay, which was reported on the Iran’s state television’s website. Salehi blamed the delay on the very hot weather Iran has experienced recently, and some safety issues.

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Oh boy, this is definitely one turning point.  Are they “allowed” to fire up a nuclear reactor?

As I think about this, it is really amazing where we find ourselves and how far we have shifted from even just a year or two ago.  With all the hate and rhetoric coming from the Iranian administration, it is amazing we would let them have a reactor.  Two years ago we would not have, but we have shifted the debate so far to the point where it is a non-issue for our administration.

Really?  Or are we being deceived?

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Salehi: Iran Preparing to Load Fuel into Bushehr Reactor

TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi announced on Wednesday that Iran has paved all the necessary grounds for injecting fuel into the Bushehr nuclear power plant reactor.

“Grounds have been paved for loading fuel into the heart of Bushehr’s reactor, including carrying out drills, practices and tests, washing the heart of the reactor and carrying out reactor tests, and we will witness the transfer of fuel (to the reactor) in coming days,” Salehi told reporters.

“We hope to load fuel into the heart of Bushehr by mid Mehr (first week of October) and the power plant would join the national power grid after two to three months,” Salehi noted.

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