This year Rosatom plans to start work on 2 and 3 nuclear units of NPP Bushehr

"Rosatom can start to work on the construction of the second and third nuclear power units of NPP Bushehr in Iran this year", said Alexander Novak, Minister of Energy.

"The contract for implementation of the second and third units of NPP Bushehr is already singed. Right now the preliminary works are underway as well as coordination of certain aspects. Iranian colleagues reconfirmed that participation of Rosatom in the realization of this project is very important for the Iranian side», - said the minister.

"The successful experience of the first unit has shown that Russian technologies and Russian competence are at the highest level. In fact, Russia is ready to continue to build unit 2 and 3. I think that in some short term we will start construction these units. I hope this year", he said.

Earlier, the President of Russia Vladimir Putin reported in an interview with the Azerbaijani state news agency "AzerTaj" that Russia and Iran have agreed on the construction of eight new nuclear units.

In the beginning of April, the Iranian news agency Mehr reported that the head of the Organization of Atomic Energy of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi said during the meeting with his colleagues that the start of construction works of the second stage NPP Bushehr postponed due to technical issues and different views on some of the indicators.

In the middle of March, A.Novak informed the journalists that after negotiations with members of the Iranian government, the construction of the second and third units in Bushehr could begin in the next 1-2 months.

In January, Iranian media reported that Iran plans to start the construction work on the site of the second unit of NPP Bushehr in March, and the works on the third unit are scheduled to begin in next two years. The construction of two units, each with capacity of 1050 MW, will cost $11 billion.

On November 11, 2014, it was reported that Russia and Iran signed a protocol to the intergovernmental agreement on the construction of nuclear power plant in Iran. According to the document, the sides intend to cooperate in the construction of 8 power units with VVER reactor "turnkey" in Iran (4 power units at the site of NPP "Bushehr" and 4 blocks at another site). At the same time, the contract on the construction of the second stage of NPP Bushehr, comprising the construction of two nuclear power units with the possibility of extension up to 4 units, was signed.

On September 23, 2013, Russia handed over the first unit of NPP Bushehr with capacity of 1,000 MW to Iranian customer. The act of acceptance of the provisional station been signed. At the end of June 2013, NPP Bushehr has been put in 100% power.
The construction of the station been launched in 1974 by German concern Kraftwerk Union A.G. (Siemens / KWU). On 8 of January, 1995 a contract for the completion of the first unit of NPP Bushehr with VVER-1000 reactor was signed on the basis of an agreement between Russia and Iran. According to the supplement to the contract of 29 August 1998, Russian side has committed to complete the construction of power unit on a "turnkey" conditions and to train Iranian operational stuff. License to input nuclear power plant in operation been received in October 2010. Since 2012, the combined company “NIAEP” – “ASE”, implements the project.

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