Iran Nuclear Watch: More Nuclear Power Plants
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (centre) and unidentified officials are pictured at a space station at an undisclosed location in Iran on August 16. Iran has said that a home-built rocket sent into space in a move that triggered US concern over possible military use will be able to take a satellite into low orbit around the earth
Iran’s official news agency says the country is preparing to build more nuclear power plants.
Tuesday’s IRNA report quotes Ahmad Fayyazbakhsh, the head of a state-owned nuclear energy production company.
He says his company signed agreements with other domestic firms to find locations to build new nuclear power plants. He says the process could take about 13 months.
Iran has previously announced plans to build six more nuclear power plants by 2021.
Iran rubs Israel’s nose in the development of ultimate weapon. In the meantime, the uranium enrichment centrifuges continue to spin at Natanz as Iran’s nuclear weapon development program continues unabated.
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