Russia: Iran to Take Full Operational Control of Bushehr N. Power Plant Soon

Head of the Russian State Nuclear Energy Corporation Sergey Kiriyenko reiterated that his company is ready to transfer the full operational control of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant to the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO).
“The state company (Rosatom) will soon sign the documents to transfer the full operational control of the Bushehr nuclear power plant to Iran,” Kiriyenko said.

The Russian official underlined that Bushehr nuclear power plant is currently operating at 100-percent capacity and the process of preparing it for transfer to the project originator (Iran) is concluding.

Rosatom’s construction arm, Atomstroyeksport, took over construction of Bushehr nuclear power plant after a German company pulled out of the project after the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran.

The Islamic Republic signed the Bushehr contract with Russia in 1995 and the nuclear power plant reached its full capacity by August 2102.

The Bushehr nuclear power plant is located about 18 kilometers South of the provincial capital.