Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Russia to Build Two New Reactors at Bushehr

Eight More Nuclear Power Reactors Under Study
Iran and Russia signed an agreement today in Moscow for two new nuclear reactors to be installed at Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant. The plant currently houses one 1,000-megawatt electric pressurized water reactor, also made by Russia.

The agreement was signed by Atomic Energy Organization of Iran chief Ali Akbar Salehi and Russia’s Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation head Sergey Kiriyenko.

In a statement released in Moscow today, Rosatom said the two sides are also discussing the construction of additional four power plants on Bushehr site, as well as four similar power units on another and yet undetermined site in Iran.

Photo credit: Atomic Energy Organization of Iran chief Ali Akbar Salehi (l.) and Russia’s Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation head Sergey Kiriyenko at signing ceremony for two additional reactors at Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant; Moscow, 11 November 2014 (IRNA)

3 comments:

Mark Pyruz said...

That would make ten new reactors, matching the public declaration of intent Tehran issued back in 2010 that many observers here in the West met with abject skepticism.

Looks like the Iranians are indeed serious with their 2010 declaration of intent and that nuclear power generation, not weaponization is their true aim.

This would also validate their determination to produce their own nuclear fuel.

Anonymous said...

Lets hope that this time the russians dont play the same stupid games that they did with the construction of bushehr 1 that took twice as long as it should have

Mark Pyruz said...

That would make nine not ten.