Iran has approved and funded the construction of two nuclear power plants in the southern Iranian port city of Bushehr, according to Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran spokesman, KamalvandiBehrooz Kamalvandi. The plants will be built in the same location as the current nuclear site, which has generated 17 million KWH of electricity and saved Iran 27 million barrels of oil. Behrooz Kamalvandi also said talks about the sales of heavy water to Russia were in their final stages. An announcement will be made in the coming weeks about when construction will begin.
Iran has approved and funded the construction of two nuclear power plants in the southern Iranian port city of Bushehr, according to Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran spokesman, Behrooz Kamalvandi. The plants will be built in the same location as the current nuclear site, which has generated 17 million KWH of electricity and saved Iran 27 million barrels of oil. Kamalvandi also said talks about the sales of heavy water to Russia were in their final stages. An announcement will be made in the coming weeks about when construction will begin.