‘Over 10 sites located for new N-plants’

Head of Iran’s Nuclear Safety Center Naser Rastkhah says more than ten sites have been located for the construction of new nuclear power plants in the country.

According to Press TV, Rastkhah told reporters on Monday on the sidelines of the ceremony to mark Iran’s official taking over of the first unit of the Bushehr nuclear power plant from Russia “Geological studies have been conducted in various regions of the country for the construction of new atomic power plants. A number of potential sites have been identified for the launch of new nuclear power plants in the country, and preliminary surveys have been carried out in order to select the construction site of these plants.”
He also described the selection of sites as one of the most significant subjects concerning the construction of atomic power plants, adding that disregard for this issue and other miscalculations led to an irreversible disaster in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 11, 2011.
The first unit of the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant was handed over to Iranian experts on Monday during a ceremony which was attended by Iranian and Russian officials.
The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Ali Akbar Salehi said during the ceremony “The Bushehr nuclear plant is the world’s safest.”
He reassured Iran’s neighbors over the safety of the plant and said Tehran is ready to answer any questions in this regard.