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| Iran set to test its first nuclear power plant |
| 2009-02-23 |
| Iran plans to test its first nuclear power plant Wednesday in preparations for its launch after several delays of its original launching date in the fall of 2008, Iran's official news website announced Sunday. IRNA agency announced a "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. Kiriyenko will attend Wednesday's "pre-commissioning" of Iran's first such power plant, located on the Gulf coast in south-western Iran, state radio said. The long-awaited 1,000-megawatt power plant, built in the city of Bushehr with the help from Russia under a $1 billion contract, employs 700 Iranian engineers who were trained in Russia to operate the plant. Kiriyenko said this month Russia aimed to start up a nuclear reactor at Bushehr by the end of the year. Iranian media said the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Gholamreza Aghazadeh, would also attend the event at Bushehr. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 I'm remembering the last Russian reactor, and it's out of control doom. Chernobyl anyone? |
| Posted by: Rednek Jim 2009-02-23 14:02 |
| #2 Hoping for an "accident" there, Skidmark? |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-02-23 12:51 |
| #1 Keepin' my fingers crossed... |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2009-02-23 09:02 |