Russia to build eight nuclear power plants in Iran, MP says

Russia is set to build eight nuclear power plants in Iran under an existing agreement between the two countries, a senior Iranian lawmaker said on Sunday.

Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesman for the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said during a visit to the Tehran Research Reactor that the agreement includes plans for four of the reactors to be built in the southern port city of Bushehr.

“We have a contract with Russia to construct eight nuclear power plants in Iran, four of which will be in Bushehr,” Rezaei quoted Atomic Energy Organization head Mohammad Eslami as saying.

Eslami also provided updates on the progress of units 2 and 3 at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, Rezaei added, adding that the construction of both units is being carried out entirely by Iranian companies.