New reactors to be financed by Iran
Russia to build 2 nuclear reactors in Iran
TEHRAN, December 23, 2015
Russia is set to start the construction of two nuclear reactors in Iran next week, according to a report.
It is part of Tehran's aim to reduce its reliance on oil and gas with 20 facilities over the coming year, said The Daily Star Lebanon report.
The construction follows the deal between Iran and world powers recently that ended a decade-long standoff over Iran's nuclear programme, it said.
It comes a year after Tehran signed a contract with Moscow to construct two reactors at the existing Russian-built Bushehr power plant.
The two reactors will be financed by Iran, Sergei Kiriyenko, head of Russia's state nuclear company Rosatom, was quoted as saying.
