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Rosatom-Atomstroyexport, Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant

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On April 7th, 2010, Russia announced it was ready to ship the second batch of depleted uranium fuel for the Bushehr reactor. This fuel will be shipped one year after the reactor starts operation and will be used to power the plant once the first batch of fuel is depleted. 

Russia recently announced that it would start up the plant in the late summer, most likely August, prompting outcry from the United States. As of June 2009, the Russian Nuclear Corporation planned to complete construction of the Bushehr Nuclear Reactor. Moscow and Tehran have discussed the possibility of setting up a ten-year nuclear fuel delivery plan, but both sides have focused on finishing the reactor. On 16 November 2009, Russia said that due to "technical considerations", the power plant would not be completed by the end of 2009. Iran hopes to open the plant in September of 2010 and has agreed to form a joint corporation with Russia concerning the operation of the nuclear reactor. 

 

  • Country: Russia
  • Client: Atomic Energy Organization of Iran
  • Contractor: Rosatom
  • Amount (Current Dollar Value): Between $700 Million and $1.2 Billion

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  • Completion Date: Sat, 2009-08-22

Citation

1. "Russia: Bushehr plant operational this year," Press TV, June 4, 2009, available at: http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=96957&sectionid=351020104.

2. "Iran, Russia discuss a 10-year nuclear fuel delivery," Mehr News, February 25, 2009, available at: http://www.mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=839760.

3. By Vladimir Radyuhin “Russia Firm on Bushehr Plant”, The Hindu, March 19, 2010, available at http://beta.thehindu.com/news/international/article258554.ece

4. "Russia delays Iran's Bushehr nuclear power station", Reuters, 16 November 2009, available at http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5AF1MF20091116.

5. "Russia to Ship Second Batch of Nuclear Fuel for Bushehr", Press TV, 7 April 2010, available at http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=122738&sectionid=351020104

6. "Iran to launch Bushehr plant in September", Press TV, June 4, 2010, available at http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=129014&sectionid=351020104

7. "Joint operating company for Iran's nuclear plant", Utilities-ME, June 10, 2010, available at http://www.utilities-me.com/article-583-joint-operating-company-for-iran...

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