Russia's nuclear energy agency signs cooperation agreement with Bushehr NPP

Head of the Russian Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation Sergey Kiriyenko and director of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, deputy head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Ahmadian signed a cooperation agreement, Iranian IRINN state television reported.
A pre-launch ceremony of the Bushehr nuclear power plant (NPP) kicked off officially in Iran today.

Iran’s FM Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization Feredoun Abbasi- Davani, Energy Minister Majid Namjou, Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko and the head of Russia's Nuclear Energy Agency Sergei Kiriyenko attended the ceremony held for pre-launch of Bushehr nuclear power plant.

Bushehr NPP has been connected to Iran's electricity network on Sept. 4 and has supplied about 60 megawatt of electricity to the country's electric network since its connection to the grid.


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