Bushehr
- Country: Iran
- Role: Civil Power
- Status: Operating
- Year: 2011
Overview
The first civilian nuclear power plant in the Middle East, a VVER-1000 completed by Russia on foundations Germany poured in the 1970s, grid connected in 2011. Fresh fuel is supplied by Russia and spent fuel returned under IAEA safeguards, with two more units under construction.
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