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2009-02-22 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran to begin operation of 1st nuclear power plant

Iran's official news agency says the country's first nuclear power plant will begin preliminary phase operation on Wednesday after a series of delays. The Sunday report by the IRNA agency says "pilot stage operation" of the power plant will start on Wednesday during a visit by the head of Russia's state Rosatom Atomic Corporation, Sergey Kiriyenko.

The long-awaited 1,000-MW power plant, which was built in the city of Bushehr with the help from Russia under a $1 billion contract, was expected to become operational in fall of 2008. Some 700 Iranian engineers were trained in Russia to operate the plant.

Tehran also plans to build a 360-megawatt nuclear power plant in Darkhovin, in the southwestern Khuzestan province.

Posted by tipper 2009-02-22 09:22|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 The Iraqi Osirik nuclear plant was just coming on line when Israel blew it up.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-02-22 09:53|| 2009-02-22 09:53|| Front Page Top

#2 That's an interesting observation, 'moose...

Posted by Halliburton - Covert Ops Division 2009-02-22 10:01|| 2009-02-22 10:01|| Front Page Top

#3 The Russians helped Iran build the nuclear power plant? As I recall they aren't so good at this. Chernobyl was a mega-disaster.

Posted by JohnQC 2009-02-22 10:35|| 2009-02-22 10:35|| Front Page Top

#4 Chernobyl was a mega-disaster.

No worry, those people moved on to the SEC and Treasury Department. Oh, and not one pep out of the American Luddite community about a new nuke plant on the planet.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-02-22 12:45|| 2009-02-22 12:45|| Front Page Top

#5 That's enough plutonium for 50 atomic bombs/year.

Posted by ed 2009-02-22 14:10|| 2009-02-22 14:10|| Front Page Top

#6 The Russians are not saying that generation will start on Wed. This may be test.

The project is far behind schedule and must have been redesigned many times (construction began in the 70s). They may have to run it at a low power for a long, long time.

Posted by mhw 2009-02-22 15:16|| 2009-02-22 15:16|| Front Page Top

#7 TOPIX > IRANIAN CARGO SHIPS COULD NUKE US CITIES [disguised Arsenal-Missle ships].

Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-02-22 20:36|| 2009-02-22 20:36|| Front Page Top

#8 Joe: Not so much. We figured that one out a long time ago, and the US Coast Guard now regularly meets ships 200-300 miles out at sea, for a preliminary check. And they have some sensors that can spot a radioactive source at a goodly distance.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-02-22 21:15|| 2009-02-22 21:15|| Front Page Top

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