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Iran's Atomic Energy Organization talks Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear Program Materials 1 March 2021 14:29 (UTC +04:00)
Iran's Atomic Energy Organization talks Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant

BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 1

Trend:

The construction of phases 2 and 3 in Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant has moved into a new stage by reactor concreting of phase 2 in 2019, said the deputy of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran.

"Digging operation of phases 2 and 3 location is expected to be more than 2 million cubic meters and so far 24 percent of the process has been completed," Mahmoud Jafari, Trend reports citing Fars News Agency.

"Implementation of phases 2 and 3 construction in Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant has been started since December 2016 and engineering studies in the offshore and onshore area has started by Iranian companies. There have been setbacks in the construction schedule of phases 2 and 3 of the Busher Nuclear Power Plant due to failure to meet part of the Russian side's demands. It is hoped that the financial resources would be provided to compensate for the delay," he noted.

"In current situation renewable energies have become very important and nuclear energy has high potential in economic development and energy supply. Iran's nuclear power generation was used in the country since 2011 and Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant has produced electricity that is distributed in country's power network, " he said.

He went on to note that the latest statistics from power production in current Iranian year (started March 20,2020) indicate that Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant has generated 4,662 million kilowatt electricity per hour for general power network from the start of new Iranian year until January 19 that shared 1.2 percent of country's power production.

"The first phase of Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant operated since 2011, the first phase of the power plant has produced 47,000 million kilowatt electricity per hour and delivered 43,000 million kilowatt electricity per hour to general power network from start of its work until January 19. Germans have completed 40 percent of Bushehr Nuclear Plant construction but 70 percent of the contract's money that was paid by Iran has remained with Germans and the issue has not been resolved," Jafari added.

"The construction of power plant has been stopped by German side since 1978 until 1998, and the construction process stopped for 20 years. The first unit in Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant was completed after a cooperation contract between Iran Atomic Energy Organization and Russian company Atomstroyexport," he said.

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