Construction of Arak IR20 Reactor to begin within a year: MP
The rapporteur of Parliament’s Energy Commission said here on Sunday that according to the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), the construction of Arak IR20 Reactor will start within a year.
Mostafa Nakhaie while elaborating on Parliament’s Energy Commission’s Sunday meeting with the AEOI Head Mohammad Eslami, told the media representatives: Keeping in mind the industrial, technical, and expert level issues involved in the country’s nuclear industry, and the need to refrain from mere political and security approach about the issue, in today’s meeting the technical and specialist aspects of the matter were surveyed.
The rapporteur of Parliament’s Energy Commission added that the AEOI chief in a report elaborated on the organization's objectives and programs on further development of the nuclear industry.
He quoted Eslami as saying that the AEOI is planning to produce 8,000 megawatts of nuclear electricity by construction of more nuclear reactors, including the Arak IR20 Reactor.
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