Iran announced plans to begin construction of two new nuclear power plants by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21). The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran’s Deputy Director for International Affairs Behrouz Kamalvandi said that the final negotiations are underway with the Russians to build the plants, Iran’s Tabnak News Website reported on Sept. 15, Trend News Agency reported. “The two power plants will most probably be constructed near the Bushehr nuclear power plant,” he said, adding that the two plants will have the capacity to produce 1,000 megawatt of electricity. “The construction plan will be complete in five to seven years,” Kamalvand added. Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Sept. 10, “We have been informed that Iran plans to construct 20 new nuclear power plants.” The Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi said in June that Iran has reached an agreement with Russia to construct two more nuclear power plants.
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