POLITICS - Iran's first nuclear power plant will begin preliminary phase operation this coming Wednesday after a series of delays. The power plant will start operating during a visit by the head of Russia's state Rosatom Atomic Corporation, Sergey Kiriyenko.
The long-awaited 1,000-megawatt power plant, which was built in the city of Bushehr with the help from Russia under a $1 billion (US) contract, was expected to become operational in the Fall of 2008.
Approx. 700 Iranian engineers were trained in Russia to operate the plant. Tehran also plans to build a 360-megawatt nuclear power plant in Darkhovin, in the southwestern Khuzestan province.
Iranian environmentalists say the nuclear plant is a victory for Iran's environmental movement. Iran currently powers its energy grid by burning oil and is the biggest source of pollution and greenhouse gases in Iran.
The nuclear plant worries some Americans and Israelis, who fear Iran developing nuclear weapons.
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