Salehi: Bushehr new N. reactors to be accomplished in 10 years

EghtesadOnline: Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi said that new nuclear reactors of Bushehr nuclear power plant would be accomplished in 10 years.

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10 September 2016

He said that implementing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) paved the way for building two new power plant units in Bushehr, according to ISNA.

The two units take 10 years to be built in line with regulations of safety system of Iran, he said, adding, that Iran is in talks with other countries for nuclear cooperation.

According to Salehi, the two units would be built in line with the safeguard agreement with the IAEA and in line with the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

The agreement was signed based on three documents named agreement, protocol and the MoU in 2014 in Moscow which suggests Iran is entering into a new phase and is working with Russia on peaceful nuclear energy.

He said that Iran would work with Russians on making joint fuel and stable isotopes.

The Iranian official said that the two units would be built based on the highest safety standards and modern technology to preserve natural resources.

He said that the two units would save 22 million barrels of Iranian crude and prevent release of 14 million tons of polluting gases.