Bushehr Nuclear Plant's fuel pool strength test begins
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Moscow, Jan 26, IRNA(Iran news agency) -Russian contractor for completion of
Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP), AtomStroyExport, announced here
Monday activities at that plant are proceeding as scheduled, including its
fuel pool strength test, which began Monday.

According to IRNA correspondent in Moscow, the Russian firm has in a
communique issued on the matter stressed that this phase is among the most
important phases among the facility installment stages.

AtomStroyExport had earlier this month announced it has increased the number
of its staff, and particularly technicians, at Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant
in order to accelerate the process of its completion.

The spokesman of the Russian firm, too, told IRNA that there is currently no
problem, nor any obstacle in the way of BNPP's completion and activities are
pursued normally, in accordance with the schedules.

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