Nuclear safety in Iran, post-Fukushima
Although the Fukushima disaster has stalled the ambitions of some developing countries to deploy new power reactors, the Japanese crisis has not seriously affected the expansion of Iran's nuclear energy program. Among the 45 countries that are actively considering plans to build their first power reactors, Iran is farthest along in the process and claims it will connect its Bushehr nuclear power plant to the national grid and begin producing electricity in August.
Article Highlights
- Despite the Fukushima disaster, Iran plans to connect its first nuclear power plant to the electrical grid in August.
- Neighboring countries fear a nuclear accident at the Bushehr plant because of its troubled construction history and Iran's high level of seismic activity.
- In public, Iran has vouched for the plant's safety, but internal reports tell a different story, and the IAEA says Iran needs to sign and ratify the Convention on Nuclear Safety and improve its safety processes.
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