Russia’s atomic energy corporation Rosatom's subsidiary TVEL Fuel Company said it is ready to deliver fresh nuclear fuel to the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in Iran.

TVEL Fuel Company is part of the fuel division of Rosatom and combines enterprises for nuclear fuel fabrication, uranium conversion and enrichment, manufacturing of gas centrifuges, as well as research and development and design organisations.

The delivery will be made by the end of August in order to ensure the planned reactor’s reload with fresh nuclear fuel, said a statement from the company.

The first batch of fuel for the Bushehr NPP’s first block in Iran was manufactured on the Novosibirsk’s chemical concentrates plant in accordance with the contractual obligations of the Russian side, it said.

Thus, an Iranian nuclear reactor will be connected to the country’s energy system on time without any disturbance to the consumers, as well as to nuclear and radiation safety, it added.

In July 2015, the basic documents on Iran's nuclear programme were signed by the permanent five members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (International Group of "six") and Iran, which define the joint actions aimed at removing restrictive measures from the country, said the statement.

Right after these decisions the TVEL Fuel Company opened bank accounts at one of the Iranian banks with a branch in Russia, in order to ensure timely delivery of fuel assemblies and payment for the supply, it said.

Loading of fresh fuel with the presence of international experts during a planned maintenance of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant is scheduled on September, it added. – TradeArabia News Service