On January 28, 2008 Russia delivered the final shipment of fuel to Iran. The shipments began on December 16, 2007.
The entire shipment consisted of 180 fuel assemblies (163 main and 17 reserve), which contain uranium with enrichment from 1.6% to 3.62%. 163 fuel assemblies correspond to one reactor core. It was reported earlier that each assembly includes 312 fuel elements.
The fuel was produced at the Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant. It was ready for shipment as early as April 2005, but the delivery was delayed by the controversy that surrounded the project as well as by delays in construction.
There were a total of eight shipments of 11 tonnes each (the final shipment was 8.6. tonnes). Deliveries took place on the following dates:
- 16 Dec 2007
- 28 Dec 2007
- 18 Jan 2008
- 20 Jan 2008
- 22 Jan 2008
- 24 Jan 2008
- 26 Jan 2008
- 28 Jan 2008