Tehran, Moscow sign deal to build eight nuclear plants in Iran

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Tehran and Moscow are set to sign a deal for the construction of eight nuclear power plants in Iran, the country’s atomic energy chief announced on 22 September.

His announcement came as he was on a trip to the Russian capital to sign the deal, which had been delayed for years after being unveiled in 2014.

“The necessary negotiations and studies for the implementation of the second phase of this agreement have been completed, the land for the plants has been selected, prepared, and equipped, and with the agreement that will be signed this week we will enter the operational stage,” said the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Mohammad Eslami.

Four reactors will be built at the Bushehr site, and another four in undisclosed locations.