Report: Iran builds, tests first nuclear fuel rod
Shirzad Bozorgmehr, CNN
Updated 4:48 PM EST,
Sun January 1, 2012
Despite growing fears, Iran insists its nuclear program is for peaceful, civilian energy purposes only.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Iran built its first nuclear fuel rod containing natural uranium, news agency says
The rod is placed in the core of the Tehran research reactor, according to Fars
There are growing fears from the West that Iran is getting closer to building a nuclear weapon
Iran has insisted its nuclear program is for civilian energy purposes only
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