Russia, Iran Agree to Build 8 New Nuclear Power Units

DID Press: Alexey Likhachev, head of Russia’s state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom, has announced an agreement with Iran to build eight new nuclear power units and develop small nuclear power plants in the country.

Likhachev said 142 people are currently working at the project site, while another 50 are employed in service operations. Construction of the second and third units of Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant is continuing, he added.

The Rosatom chief said the number of Russian personnel working on the project is expected to increase to 700.

The Bushehr plant, Iran’s first nuclear power station, was built with Russian cooperation. Construction of two additional units is also underway.