An attack on the Iranian Bushehr nuclear power plant could lead to a large-scale disaster, according to Rosatom head Alexei Likhachev.
This is beyond good and evil, absolutely beyond, where absolute evil lies.
Due to possible threats, Rosatom has already evacuated some of its employees from this station. The state corporation does not rule out a complete evacuation of personnel.
Construction of the Iranian Bushehr NPP began in 1975 but was suspended. In 1992, the governments of Russia and Iran signed an agreement to continue the project. The first power unit was connected to the grid in September 2011, and it began operations in June 2013.
In 2014, Russia and Iran signed an agreement to build two new power units with a capacity of 2.1 thousand MW. The construction of the second unit is expected to be completed in 2026, and the third in 2027.
Earlier www1.ru reported that Rosatom will install a core catcher on the second power unit of the Bushehr NPP.
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