Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant connected to Iran Electricity Network
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Moscow, Sept 5, IRNA -- Russian contractor of Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Reactor (BNR) Atomstroyexport announced here Monday evening BNR is now connected to Iran’s Electricity Network.
According to the communiqué of the Atomstroyexport a copy of which was faxed to the Moscow bureau of IRNA earlier this evening, we read: Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Plant, whose total capacity stands at 1,000 MW, was launched late on Saturday at a capacity of 65 MW at 23:29 pm, Saturday night, Moscow time.
The Russian company has further reiterated that the full security tests of the entire parts of the BNR have been completed successfully.
The Atomstroyexport stresses that the activities at the BNR are proceeding normally and just as scheduled.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in mid-August that the plant would go into full operation by the end of the (Iranian) year (March 20th, 2012).
The fuel for Bushehr was provided by Russia, which completed the long-delayed construction of the plant last summer. The plant was expected to start operating last February.
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