Ceremony held to mark preliminary commissioning of Bushehr plant
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Bushehr, Sept. 12, IRNA -- An inaugural ceremony marking the preliminary commissioning of Bushehr nuclear power plant was held in presence of several high-ranking Iranian and Russian officials here on Monday .
The ceremony was attended by Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization Fereydoon Abbasi, Energy Minister Majid Namjoo, visiting Russian Energy Minister Sergey Shmatko and head of the Rosatom nuclear agency Sergey Kirienko.
The Bushehr nuclear power plant joined the national power grid with a capacity of around 60 megawatts at 11:29 p.m. (1859 GMT) Saturday night.
The connection of the plant in southern Iran to the national electricity grid was aimed at preparing the ground for its initial commissioning.
Bushehr power plant starts running with 40 percent of its capacity during the ceremony held today (September 12).
Iran signed a deal with Russia in 1995, under which the plant was originally scheduled to be completed in 1999, but the completion of the project was repeatedly delayed. The nuclear power plant was finally finished with the help of Russia following a three-decade delay.
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