Radio Free Europe 6/21/2021
Iran's atomic energy body says the country’s sole nuclear power plant has been temporarily shut down over a "technical fault."
"Following a technical fault at Bushehr power plant, and after a one-day notice to the Energy Ministry, the plant was temporarily shut down and taken off the power grid," the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said on its website overnight.
The agency added that the power plant in the southern port city of Bushehr will be reconnected to the national electricity network "within the next few days" after the issue is resolved.
An official from the state electric company Tavanir, Gholamali Rakhshanimehr, said the shutdown would last "three to four days," and that power outages could ensue.
In a statement, Tavanir said the nuclear plant was being repaired, adding that the repair work would take until June 25. It did not offer further details
This is the first time Iran has reported an emergency shutdown of the Bushehr plant, which went online in 2011.
The facility was completed by Russia after years of delay, with its only reactor producing 1,000 megawatts of power.
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