A Russian-built nuclear reactor in Iran was shut down last month to limit any damage after stray bolts were found beneath the fuel cells, a Russian nuclear industry source said on Friday. Indicators showed that some small external parts were in the reactor vessel, said the source, identifying them as bolts beneath the fuel cells. The U.N. nuclear agency said in a confidential November 16 report that fuel assemblies bundles of fuel rods loaded into the reactor had been transferred from the reactor core to a spent fuel pond in October, but gave no reason. Asked on Thursday about fuel removal from the plant, Irans ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency said the country was determined to make sure safety was guaranteed after the plant is turned over to Iranian operators. http://www.euronews.com/newswires/1744862-stray-bolts-blamed-for-iran-nuclear-plant-shutdown-russia-source/
