Russia will increase its workforce at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant starting in November, as it helps build two new reactors there. The announcement was made on Wednesday by executives at Russia’s state-owned nuclear company Rosatom, which was forced to evacuate hundreds of workers from the plant after war broke out between Iran, the United States and Israel in February.
According to Rosatom chief Alexei Likhachev, the number of workers involved in construction at Bushehr will rise to 200 in November, The Independent. reports.
The Russian company is thus seeking to bring staffing up to the level needed to keep the work on schedule.
Rosatom is currently building two new reactors at Bushehr, Iran’s only operating nuclear power plant.
Likhachev acknowledged that a further escalation of the conflict in the region could affect the project, but said the company was continuing work for now.
“Of course, a potential escalation of the military situation could have an impact. We are preparing for that, but for now we are working on the assumption of an optimistic scenario,” Likhachev told reporters.
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