Fereidoun Abbasi,
vice president and head of Iran's nuclear agency, said there was a problem with
the power plant's generator, according to the official IRNA news agency
Wednesday.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) —
Iran's vice president says the Bushehr nuclear power plant has been
disconnected from the country's electricity grid because of a mechanical
problem.
Abbasi said the
Bushehr nuclear power plant is still in the experimental stage, and such
malfunctions can be expected. He said Russian contractors have brought in
equipment to fix the generator, and it is expected to be back in operation in a
few days.
The West has imposed
stiff sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, suspecting it might be
aiming for nuclear weapons production. Iran insists its program is for peaceful
purposes, like generating electricity.
Connection and disconnection of Bushehr nuclear power plant to national grid is natural part of process
Head of the Atomic
Energy Organization of Iran, Fereydoun Abbasi, mentioned reports about the
closure of Bushehr power plant, stressing that the plant is in its experimental
stages, and that its connection and disconnection of the station to the grid is
a natural part of this process. The tests must be completed for the station to
be approved by the Safety Authority. He added that a problem had recently
emerged in the station’s generator, but the Russian contractor had brought in
the necessary equipment and is repairing the reactor, and that it will be
reconnected to the grid within a few days. “Bushehr power plant is still in the
testing stage, and it will need 7,000 to 8,000 hours of operation,” he said.
“These stages are still to be implemented to guarantee the system is secure
enough for operation… It was in the testing stage, and “technical problems were
found with the generator, and the Russian contractor is working on it to solve
the problem, and God willing, in next few days, it will be linked to national
utilities network.”
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