Deputy Chairman of Iran's Majlis Foreign Policy and National Security Committee Seyyed Ahmadreza Dastgheib made the remarks in an interview with the Islamic Consultative Assembly News Agency (ICANA) on Monday.
“Considering the maximum safety is an important part of establishing nuclear facilities, and Bushehr power plant is not an exception,” the Iranian MP said.
Dastgheib also rejected allegations made by the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council ([P]GCC) about the safety of the plant following an earthquake in the region.
[P]GCC called on the IAEA to "send a specialized technical team to inspect the Bushehr nuclear plant and investigate potential damage.”
Earlier in the day, Mohammad Ahmadian, the deputy of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) also dismissed the rumors about any leakage as baseless.
The Iranian official said there were systems inside the plant that would disconnect it from the national grid and turn off the reactor in case of a strong earthquake.
A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck the town of Kaki, some 90 kilometers southeast of Bushehr on April 9. At least 37 people were killed and more than 1,050 others were injured.
Bushehr nuclear power plant officially began its operations in September 2011, generating electricity at 40 percent of its capacity.
The 1,000-megawatt plant, which is operating under the full supervision of the IAEA, reached its maximum power generation capacity in August 2012.
Iran and Russia have assured the international community that the plant is fully compliant with high-level safety standards and IAEA safeguards