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Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant
Data
Country	Iran
Location	Bushehr
Coordinates	28°49′44″N 50°53′12″E / 28.828903115166742, 50.886783599853516Coordinates: 28°49′44″N 50°53′12″E / 28.828903115166742, 50.886783599853516
Owner	Atom Energy Organization of Iran
Operator	Atom Energy Organization of Iran
Built	01.05.1975
Start of commercial operation	31.08.2009
Reactors
Reactor supplier	Atomstroyexport
Reactor type	VVER-1000/446
Reactors under construction	1 (1000 MW)
Reactors canceled	1 (1000 MW)
Reactors planned	2 (2000 MW)
Power
Capacity	1000 MW
Other details
As of Juli 21, 2008

The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (Persian نیروگاه اتمی بوشهر) is a nuclear power plant in Iran which is under construction. The nuclear power plant is supposed to go on network in 2009.

History

The construction of the plant started in 1975. The German KWU wanted to build two 1.300 MW pressurized water reactors, identical with the two reactors from the German Biblis Nuclear Power Plant. The start up was planned for 1982. But in the year 1979 the construction of the two reactors was suspended.^[1]

Since 2004 the building gets more and more into criticism because of Iran's atomic program. The start up of the Bushehr nuclear power plant is planned for the year 2009. A further two reactors of the same type are planned. One unit was canceled.^[1]

Data of the Reactors

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Bushehr: Fertigstellung des iranischen Kernkraftwerkes ist für Russland Ehrensache (German)
2. ^ Power Reactor Information System fom the IAEA: „Iran, Islamic Republic of: Nuclear Power Reactors“
3. ^ Bushehr 2 on the PRIS of the IAEA
4. ^ Bushehr 3 on the PRIS of the IAEA
5. ^ Bushehr 4 on the PRIS of the IAEA

See below

• List of nuclear reactors