Russia is ready to build more nuclear reactors in Iran, its nuclear chief Sergei Kiriyenko said Thursday, despite renewed fears that Tehran is seeking to produce nuclear weapons.
Russia
is
ready to build more nuclear reactors in
Iran
, its
nuclear chief Sergei Kiriyenko said Thursday, despite renewed fears that
Tehran
is
seeking to produce nuclear weapons.
"We are looking into it, we have the orders, so we are working this
proposal through, since building specifically nuclear reactors is not an issue
of doubt in the international community," said Kiriyenko, who heads the
Rosatom state corporation.
"It isn't related to sensitive issues, so it is entirely possible,"
Kiriyenko told a government meeting, noting that
Iran
has
expressed a desire to continue building nuclear reactors.
His comments came as Western governments renewed pressure on the Islamic
republic over its nuclear program after the United Nations' nuclear watchdog
published an report pointing to evidence that
Iran
was
making nuclear missile warheads.
Moscow
has already blasted the International Atomic
Energy Agency's report as politicized and taken a stand against move to impose
additional
Iran
sanctions, something it branded as an attempt to change the regime in
Tehran
.
Russia
has
recently completed the construction of
Iran
's
first nuclear plant in the southern
port
of
Bushehr
and
has been
Tehran
's
economic partner despite complying with U.N. sanctions and delaying a delivery
of air-defense weapons.
The Bushehr plant began operation this year despite early objections from the
U.S.
, and
is expected to reach full 1,000 megawatt capacity in March.
Russia
will
also supply the fuel to Bushehr.
Moscow
has attempted to play a mediator role in the past
in the Iranian crisis, presenting in August a step-by-step plan to ease
sanctions against
Iran
in
exchange for greater transparency of its program.
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