Russia, Iran ink new contract on Bushehr nuke plant
Russia and Iran signed a contract in Moscow to construct two new power units at Bushehr nuclear power plant in accordance with Russian technology.
Russia’s State Nuclear Corporation JSC NIAEP - JSC Atomstroyexport (ASE) and Iran’s Nuclear Power Production and Development Company signed the contract on November 11 in Moscow, RIA Novosti reported.
The document envisages the construction of two power units at Bushehr nuclear power plant with the possibility of increasing the number of power units to four.
Earlier, Deputy Director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Behrouz Kamalvandi said that Iran plans to start construction of two new nuclear power plants by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21).
"The two power plants will most probably be constructed near the Bushehr nuclear power plant," he said, adding that the two plants will have the capacity to produce 1,000 megawatt of electricity.
"The construction plan will be complete in 5 to 7 years," Kamalvand added.
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