Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom is sending six engineers back to Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, CEO Alexei Likhachev told RIA Novosti on Friday. The group is the first batch of workers returning to the facility, according to the report.
Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev confirmed Friday evening that the Russian state nuclear corporation is sending six engineers back to Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, according to Russian state news agency RIA Novosti. Likhachev described the group as the first batch of workers returning to the facility.
The announcement follows earlier reports Friday at 19:35 Jerusalem time that Russia was returning engineers to Bushehr, as The Zioneer reported. The development also comes after Rosatom's CEO stated Thursday that Russian specialists would gradually return to the plant, and after the company indicated in early July that it planned to return employees contingent on regional security stability.
The Bushehr plant has been a focus of international attention amid ongoing tensions over Iran's nuclear program. The International Atomic Energy Agency has been monitoring the reactor, with IAEA chief Rafael Grossi calling for restraint earlier Friday.
It remains unclear when additional groups of Russian personnel will return, and whether the security situation in the region will allow a full resumption of Russian staffing at the plant.
2 developments
- DevelopingRosatom chief says Russian experts will gradually return to Bushehr nuclear plant
- DevelopingRosatom plans to return employees to Bushehr nuclear plant, contingent on security stability
- DevelopingIAEA chief Grossi says agency monitoring Bushehr reactor, urges restraint
- StrongIAEA chief Grossi says inspectors will have to return to Iran
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