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: Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami has announced that the first phase in construction of the Karun nuclear power plant in the southwestern province of Khuzestan has been successfully completed.
Friday 23 February 2024 - 14:48
Story Code : 415923
Source : IRNA
Iran completes first phase of Karun nuclear plant: AEOI chief
“We decided to do this project ourselves,” the nuclear chief said, adding that now the first phase of the nuclear power plant has been completed.
Before the Islamic Revolution in 1979, Iran had signed a $2 billion contract with a French company to build a nuclear power plant at Darkhovin. However, the French withdrew from the project after the victory of the Islamic Revolution.
They did not fulfill their obligations due to the sanctions and abandoned the project, Eslami said.
The Darkhovin facility is a 300 MW domestically-designed pressurized water reactor (PWR) located about 70 kilometers south of Ahvaz at the Karun River.
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