Iran’s Bushehr nuke plant construction meets scheduleMarch 23, 2012 - 12:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Sergei Kiriyenko, the head of Russia's state nuclear company Rosatom, announced that construction of Iran's first nuclear power plant in the Southern port city of Bushehr is proceeding according to schedule. "There are no deviations from the schedule; everything is going in accordance with the dates set earlier," Kiriyenko said. "Our position is highly tough. There is a deadline, and everything will be completed by that date," he added, noting that Rosatom has no intention of completing the project ahead of the schedule at the expense of safety, Fars News Agency. In February, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Fereidoun Abbasi said 1,000 MW electricity generated from nuclear power plant would join the national grid in coming months. He said 700MW nuclear power joined the national grid mid February, adding different tests would be made during the process and the country would get access to the full nuclear power after tests are conducted successfully. 500MW of Iranian nuclear power has already joined the national grid in 2011. The initial construction of the facility began in 1975 by German companies, but the work was halted following the 1979 Islamic Revolution. In 1995, Iran and Russia reached an agreement to complete the project, but power generation was delayed several times due to a number of technical and financial problems. Bushehr's plant, Iran's first nuclear power plant, operates under the full supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |