OREANDA-NEWS. Russia had returned 3.9 kg of fresh highly enriched uranium from Da Lat research reactor in Vietnam, press service of the Federal Agency for Nuclear Energy (Rosatom) reported.

On Sept 15, 2007, Russia returned 3.9 kg of fresh highly enriched nuclear fuel (36% enriched uranium-235) from Da Lat research center in Vietnam. The fuel was returned by the Federal Agency for Nuclear Energy with the support of IAEA in the framework of the Bratislava agreements between the Russian and US presidents. The agreements read that Russia and the United States should return highly enriched fuel they have supplied to third states for research. Since 2002 the sides have returned over 500 kg of highly enriched uranium.The fuel will be processed into low enriched uranium.

At the same time, Da Lat reactor had received low enriched fuel produced by Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant. The fuel was supplied and loaded on Sept 12, 2007.