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Iran Hopes Russia Will Soon Resume Work on Completing Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant

© AP Photo / Vahid SalemiAn Iranian flag flutters in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010.
An Iranian flag flutters in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010. - Sputnik India, 1920, 24.04.2026
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Iran is in contact with Russia regarding the continued construction of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) and hopes for a speedy resumption of work, Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali told Sputnik.
On April 15, Russian Consul General in Isfahan Andrey Zhiltsov told Sputnik that Russia had completed the evacuation of Russian specialists involved in the construction of the Bushehr NPP. According to Alexey Likhachev, head of Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, 20 people remain at the site to safeguard the equipment and supervise the work camp.
"We are in constant contact with each other and hope that conditions will be created for Rosatom employees to complete their work," Jalali said.
On Monday, Likhachev said that Rosatom plans to resume construction of new units at the Bushehr NPP as quickly as possible once peace is restored.
Indian PM Narendra Modi met with the President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, on 22 October 2024. - Sputnik India, 1920, 23.04.2026
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