Bushehr NPP to operate till yearend

July 23, 2009 - 12:58 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian atomic agency chief Sergei Kiriyenko says that Iran's first nuclear power plant in the southern city of Bushehr would be switched on by the end of this year, Press TV reported.



"Plans remain for a start-up of the reactor near the Iranian city of Bushehr by the end of the year," Kiriyenko said on Wednesday.



The Bushehr plant, which is situated near the Persian Gulf, is Iran's first nuclear power generation facility.



The nuclear power plant, which was built in a joint project with Moscow, is under the surveillance of its Russian fuel suppliers and inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).



The plant will run on Russian fuel, which is delivered to Iran in containers sealed and inspected by the United Nations nuclear watchdog.



Due to some financial problems, the start-up was postponed several times.
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