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Official: Bushehr NPP requires nuclear fuel production in Iran
2011.09.05 11:10
Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept. 5 /Trend/
Iran’s Envoy at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali Asghar Soltaniyeh said operation of the Bushehr nuclear power plant (NPP) requires a full nuclear fuel production cycle.
The nuclear fuel production inside the country is important for Bushehr, Soltaniyeh said in an interview with Al-Alam TV.
The Bushehr NPP was launched on Saturday night, Mehr News Agency reported.
Today, this plant supplies about 60 megawatt electricity to the country's electricity network. The plant will be officially inaugurated on Sept. 11.
Bushehr’s final production capacity is 1,000 megawatt electricity.
Bushehr is the first nuclear power plant in Iran and throughout the Middle East. The plant began to be built by the German Kraftwerk Union in 1974. In 1980 the contract was terminated during the Western German government’s accession to the U.S. embargo on supplying equipment to Iran.
On Aug. 25, 1992, Russia and Iran signed an agreement to continue construction of the nuclear power plant. In January 1995, a contract to complete work on the first power unit was signed, and in 1998 construction management was transferred to AtomStroyExport.
Initially, construction of the station was planned for completion in 1999. Later, the deadlines were repeatedly postponed due to financial and technological challenges.
© Trend News Agency
Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept. 5 /Trend/
Iran’s Envoy at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali Asghar Soltaniyeh said operation of the Bushehr nuclear power plant (NPP) requires a full nuclear fuel production cycle.
The nuclear fuel production inside the country is important for Bushehr, Soltaniyeh said in an interview with Al-Alam TV.
The Bushehr NPP was launched on Saturday night, Mehr News Agency reported.
Today, this plant supplies about 60 megawatt electricity to the country's electricity network. The plant will be officially inaugurated on Sept. 11.
Bushehr’s final production capacity is 1,000 megawatt electricity.
Bushehr is the first nuclear power plant in Iran and throughout the Middle East. The plant began to be built by the German Kraftwerk Union in 1974. In 1980 the contract was terminated during the Western German government’s accession to the U.S. embargo on supplying equipment to Iran.
On Aug. 25, 1992, Russia and Iran signed an agreement to continue construction of the nuclear power plant. In January 1995, a contract to complete work on the first power unit was signed, and in 1998 construction management was transferred to AtomStroyExport.
Initially, construction of the station was planned for completion in 1999. Later, the deadlines were repeatedly postponed due to financial and technological challenges.
© Trend News Agency
