Iran said its nuclear scientists managed to produce the fourth nuclear fuel supply for the Tehran research reactor which is used for producing radioisotopes for medical use, Fars news agency reported.

Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Fereidoun Abbasi announced the fourth indigenous 20-percent enriched nuclear fuel assembly has been supplied to Tehran research reactor.

Speaking on the sidelines of a ceremony in Tehran on Sunday, July 22, Abbasi stated that the fuel assembly has been produced and enriched to 20 percent level by Iranian scientists for delivery to Tehran Research Reactor, and added that necessary tests for the final approval of the fuel complex are underway.

In February, Iran loaded the first batch of its home-made uranium rods into the Tehran research reactor.

Earlier, Iranian experts said they produced and successfully tested the first home-made uranium rod to fuel the Tehran research reactor.