Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Iran plans to build additional nuclear energy reactors along its southern coast. Officials said Iran has drafted plans to build up to 20 nuclear power plants. They said most of the proposed locations were near the southern port city of Bushehr as well as along the Caspian Sea. “The power […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Iran has gained full control of its first nuclear energy reactor. Officials said the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization was granted full responsibility for the 1,000 megawatt nuclear reactor at Bushehr. The officials said the transfer was completed in a ceremony on Sept. 23 attended by officials from Russia’s Rosatom, which […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey has been bracing for another delay of its first nuclear energy reactor. Officials said the government of Prime Minister Recep Erdogan has been unhappy with plans by Russia’s state-owned Rosatom to build four 1,200 megawatt reactors at Akuyu. The officials said the government was concerned that the reactors would […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Iran has shut down its only nuclear energy facility amid reports of damage in recent earthquakes. The International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran closed its 1,000 megawatt nuclear energy plant at Bushehr in early 2013. The agency said Iran reported the shutdown of Bushehr in IAEA inspections in February and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt and Russia have agreed on nuclear energy cooperation. Officials said the Kremlin agreed to help Egypt launch an ambitious nuclear energy program over the next year. They said the program stipulated a string of nuclear energy reactors, starting with a facility along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. “There […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Russia has issued a new deadline for the completion of Iran’s first nuclear reactor. Russia’s state-owned Atomstroyexport said it would launch full operations of Iran’s nuclear reactor at Bushehr by 2013. The company said the 1,000 megawatt facility was deemed 90 percent complete. Atomstroyexport reported trials of Bushehr in May […]