Iran starts construction of new nuclear power plant

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 05, 2022 12:01 am

Tehran, Iran: Iran has begun the construction of a new nuclear plant in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, the country's atomic energy agency said Saturday (Sunday in Manila).

Mohammad Eslami, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, announced in televised remarks the start of construction of the 300-megawatt Karun power plant in the Darkhovin district of Khuzestan.

This handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi giving a joint press conference with Iraq's Prime Minister in the capital Tehran on Nov. 29, 2022. Iran has begun the construction of a new nuclear plant in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, the country's atomic energy agency said Saturday (Sunday in Manila). AFP PHOTO

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