Iran Assures World Nations of Bushehr N. Power Plant Safety against Quake

Iran Assures World Nations of Bushehr N. Power Plant Safety against Quake TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran announced that the country's first nuclear power plant in the Southern port city of Bushehr complies with the latest safety rules and standards and is resistant against earthquakes.

An official with the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said the Bushehr nuclear power plant is quakeproof and the Fukushima-like crisis will not occur there.

AEOI Deputy Director Nasser Rastkhah explained that the safety systems used in the Fukushima site belonged to the 1960s and the 1970s and added that the safety systems used in Bushehr meet the latest international standards.