IRAN
 
Iran Plans New Nuclear Plants, But Bushehr Still Offline
 
Iran is playing up plans for expanding its nuclear power capacity, despite problems with both its Bushehr power plant and its controversial uranium upgrading program. The 1GW Bushehr plant has been offline since February for repairs to the turbine generator (MEES, 1 March). While Russian firms are repairing the generator ahead of final commissioning of the plant, Tehran is keen to begin work on two new 1GW units...