US EditionNuclear Tensions: The Bushehr Plant Under Siege
- On Tuesday, Rosatom warned that the Bushehr nuclear power plant faces growing threats as explosions are heard kilometres from its defence line and suspended construction of two new units due to airstrikes.
- On Saturday, Iranian state media reported U.S.-Israeli missile strikes hit Bushehr city, while Rosatom said attacks target military facilities near Bushehr, raising risks as conflict escalates.
- Rosatom evacuated 94 non-essential staff and plans to move around 200 employees when safe, while Russian specialists remain at Bushehr plant connected to Iran's grid in 2011 with 1,000 megawatts capacity.
- Rosatom warned a strike could spread radioactive contaminants in surrounding areas, though UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said Monday there is "no indication" of damage to Bushehr nuclear installations.
- Plans to expand Bushehr now face risks as Moscow and Tehran's 2017 agreement for two additional reactors is threatened by Rosatom's warning of a growing threat amid the escalating conflict.
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Rosatom CEO Warns of Rising Threat to Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Plant
The head of Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom warned Tuesday that the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran faces threats due to ongoing U.S.-Israeli attacks across the country. “The station is certainly under threat, as explosions are already being heard kilometers from the station’s defense line, its physical defense line,” Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachyov told Russian media.
Rosatom says it has lost contact with Iran’s nuclear leadership, suspends work on Bushehr power plant
Employees of Rosatom have lost contact with the leadership of Iran’s nuclear industry amid the war in the Middle East, the head of the Russian state-owned atomic energy corporation, Alexey Likhachev, said Tuesday. “There is no contact with the head of Iran’s nuclear sector — neither by phone nor by email. We cannot even assess their physical condition at this point,” Russian state media quoted him as saying. Likhachev noted that the U.N.’s nucle…
Alexey Likhachev, CEO of Russia's state-owned nuclear company Rosatom, said the plant was definitely at risk, with explosions being heard just kilometers from the plant's security perimeter as the conflict escalated. He said the threat of attacks on nuclear facilities in Iran had spiraled out of control.
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