“The production of 1,000 megawatts of electricity in Bushehr plant (as its final production capacity) necessitates final tests and the approval of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), both of which are being carried out,” IRNA quoted Namjou as saying on Wednesday.
"Generators have passed initial tests and we are waiting for the IAEA to announce its readiness” to take the synchronization and connection-related measures, he added.
Namjou said that Iran has successfully conducted the tests for connecting 100, 300, 400 and 500 megawatts nuclear power to the national grid and there is no concern for generating 1,000 megawatts of nuclear electricity.
So far, about 500 megawatts of nuclear power have joined the national grid, the Iranian minister added.
Iran signed a deal with Russia in 1995, under which Bushehr plant was scheduled to be completed in 1999. This comes while the completion of the project was repeatedly delayed and the nuclear power plant was finally finished with the help of Russia following a three-decade delay.
On August 17, head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Fereydoun Abbasi announced a plan for the official inauguration of Bushehr nuclear power plant with full capacity of 1,000 megawatts in late November or early December.
Bushehr, which is Iran's first nuclear power plant, operates under the full supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
AEOI has already announced that the facility is quake-proof and will never experience a situation similar to the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
According to the AEOI, the safety systems used at Bushehr meet the latest international standards, while that at the Fukushima plant dated back to the 1960s and 70s.
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Iranian Energy Minister Majid Namjou says Bushehr nuclear plant will add 1,000 megawatts of electricity to national network by the end of the current Iranian year (March 20).
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