Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 38

20-Sep-2010

IRAN

IAEO Chief Says Bushehr Nuclear Plant Will Reach 40% Capacity By Year-End

The head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO), Ali Akbar Salehi, told IRNA on 15 September that the main phase of loading the nuclear fuel into the reactor will be completed by 21 October, with a view to connecting the plant to the national transmission system by 20 November. Mr Salehi said that the Bushehr plant is expected to reach 40% of its full...