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Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant in Bushehr Port

Russian atomic energy chief Sergei Kiriyenko looks on during a press conference with Iran's atomic energy chief Gholamreza Aghazadeh (not seen) at Bushehr nuclear power plant in the Bushehr Port on the Persian Gulf, 1,000 kms south of Tehran, Iran on February 25, 2009. Iranian officials said the long-awaited power plant was expected to become operational last fall but its construction was plagued by several setbacks, including difficulties in procuring its remaining equipment and the necessary uranium fuel. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah)

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