Russia will provide by the end of 2010 the...

Russia has earlier proposed to establish international reserves of low-enriched uranium (LEU) to ensure stable fuel supplies to IAEA member countries in case of emergency, including "insurmountable political difficulties."

"I believe that the first part of these reserves could be formed by the end of this year," Sergei Kiriyenko said at an international conference on nuclear energy in Paris on Monday.

"We want to initially build LEU reserves that would ensure the operation of at least one 1,000 MW reactor," he said.

Russia proposed in 2007 the creation of a nuclear center with LEU reserves in Angarsk, 5,100 km (3,170 miles) east of Moscow, to enable countries including Iran to develop civilian nuclear power without having to enrich their own uranium.

Russia has pledged to give access to the reserves "to any IAEA member country that honors its non-proliferation commitments."

The IAEA Board of Governors approved the establishment of nuclear fuel

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