Monday, September 01, 2008

Nuclear Issues: Iran and Russia to hold talks to discuss completion of the Bushehr nuclear reactor

Iran and Russia will hold talks this week to discuss the completion of the Bushehr nuclear reactor, which is being constructed with Russian assistance.

A delegation from the Russian power construction company Atomstroyexport will be heading to Iran to discuss the completion of the 1,000-megawatt power plant on Monday. Bushehr, an $800-million project, is Iran's first nuclear power plant and is being built on Iran's coast with Russian assistance under a 1995 contract.

The Jerusalem Post reports the project was originally scheduled to be completed by the end of 2006, but it has suffered numerous delays because of disputes over payment. Russian MP Konstantin Beschetnov said it was still too early to determine the completion date, but assured it would be completed successfully, according to comments he made to the Russian RIA Novosti.
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