29.11 Russian-Made Nuclear Reactor not Affected by Iran Quake
MOSCOW, November 29 (RIA Novosti) Irans Russian-built nuclear power plant was not affected by a deadly earthquake in the south of the country on Thursday and continues to operate at full capacity, Russias state nuclear corporation said on Friday.
The tremor, followed by several aftershocks, damaged buildings and disrupted electricity supplies in the provincial capital Borazjan.
Despite the earthquake, the plant continues to operate at 100 percent of capacity, the [seismic] event has no impact on its work. There were no shutdowns or capacity loss, a spokesman for the Rosatom nuclear corporation told RIA Novosti.
Construction of the Bushehr power plant began in the 1970s but was plagued by delays. Russia signed a billion-dollar deal with Tehran to complete the plant in 1998.
