Russian Atomenergoproekt, part of the Rosatom state atomic energy corporation, will provide consultancy on maintenance of the Russian-built Bushehr-1 Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Iran, according to the information on the government procurement website.




MOSCOW (Sputnik) � In May, spokesman of�the Atomic Energy Organization of�Iran (AEOI), Behrouz Kamalvandi, said that all Russian specialists who provided consultancy on�the NPP will leave "in the coming months" under�the contract agreements.The Russian-Iranian agreement on�the civil use of�nuclear energy, followed by�a deal to�construct Iran's first nuclear power plant, dates back to�1992. The Russian-built Bushehr-1 NPP started operating in�Iran in�2011 and reached full capacity the following�year. In April 2016, the unit was finally handed over�to Iran, officially completing its construction stage.

An agreement to�expand civilian nuclear energy cooperation and construct a total of�eight additional nuclear reactors at�Bushehr was signed between�the sides on�November 11, 2014.

In May, Rosatom�s press service announced full-scale construction of�Bushehr-2 and Bushehr-3 as�soon as�the technical aspects were resolved within�the next weeks.

By Sputnik