Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant[/caption]TEHRAN (Tasnim) A group of Iranian lawmakers, all members of the parliaments energy commission, is schedule to pay a visit to the countrys first nuclear power plant in southern port city of Bushehr in the near future.
Jalil Jafari, himself a member of the parliaments energy commission, told the Tasnim News Agency that the visit will take place in early May, but did not announce an exact date for it.
On September 23, 2013, Iran took temporary control of Bushehr nuclear power plant for a two-year trial period, after which the country will be in overall charge of the power plant.
A protocol about temporary handover of the power plant to Iran was signed between Iranian and Russian officials at the venue of Bushehr nuclear plant.
Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi had announced earlier that during the two-year trial period the power plant will be under Russian guarantee and a number of Russian experts will remain in place to give advice and technical assistance.
Russia has agreed to provide the power plants fuel for 10 years, with the supply deal committing Tehran to returning the spent fuel.
The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant became officially operational and was connected to Irans national grid in September 2011.
Iran and Russia have assured the international community that the plant is fully compliant with high-level safety standards and the IAEA safeguards. Construction of the Bushehr facility began in the 1975 with the help of German company Siemens, which withdrew from the project after the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The Iraqi imposed war on Iran (1980-1988) further hampered work on the project. In 1994 Russia signed a contract with Iran to finish the project in 1999.
Bushehr was finally finished more than a decade later and inaugurated in 2010, but it did not come into service until 2011 because of technical problems.
By Tasnim News Agency
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