Iran officially launches Bushehr N-plant
ISNA - Iranian Students' News Agency
1390/06/21
09-12-2011
13:23:32
News Code :9006-13734
TEHRAN (ISNA)-Iranian Bushehr nuclear power plant, the first one in the country, officially joined the national grid on Monday.
Iranian and Russian officials attended the official launch ceremony which made it possible for the plant to start power generation.
The nuclear facility came online September 3 with the power of 60 megawatt after different tests were conducted successfully.
The initial connection of the nuclear installation to the national grid aimed at paving the way for initial launch of the first nuclear power plant in the Middle East.
Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko, who arrived in the Iranian capital yesterday, is due to attend.
The U.S. and the European Union claim the sanctions against Iran are justified because its nuclear program may aim to produce nuclear weapons. Iran rejects the allegation, saying it needs nuclear power to meet the energy needs of its growing population.
Power generation at the plant, which Iranian officials had estimated would start as early as 2009, has been repeatedly delayed because of technical glitches and the international dispute.
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