# Iran and a Nuclear Reactor

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/iran-and-a-nuclear-reactor/56007
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**Created:** [June 29, 2004, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/iran-and-a-nuclear-reactor/56007 "2004-06-29T20:16:08Z")
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### Author: ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2004, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/iran-and-a-nuclear-reactor/56007/1 "2004-06-29T20:16:08Z")

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I was looking through the BBC and I found an interesting quote about Iran and its plan for its Nuclear Reactor:

> The IAEA chief said the reactor was aimed at producing nuclear energy only [in Iran], and there was an agreement to return spent fuel to Russia.  
> ([http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle\_east/3850803.stm](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3850803.stm))

Is it just me, or is a nuclear power plant in Iran seem like a bad idea? Besides just that, I am not sure what makes the UN trust the Iranian gov’t to such a degree as to believe that “spent fuel” will be returned to Russia.

If the power plant used water or coal or whatever, I wouldn’t be as worried. This seems like North Korea - except the UN actually approved it with some strings attached 😛