Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant

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The nuclear power plant Bushehr, also Bushehr (Persian نیروگاه اتمی بوشهر, DMG nirugāh -e atomised ye Bušehr ), is a nuclear power plant in southern Iran, 17 kilometers south of the 160,000 population city Bushehr south of the Persian Gulf and 760 kilometers of the capital Tehran. The power plant was originally identical with those of the Biblis nuclear power plant designed for two pressurized water reactor blocks, which were designed for approximately 1,300 MW each. Later Atomstroiexport took over the construction of the nuclear power plant and changed the plans at first a WWER-1000/446. The power plant will primarily supply the provinces of Fars and Bushehr with electricity. In early September 2011, it was connected to the national power grid.

History

The power plant was planned in the 1970s, and should be built by Kraftwerk Union, a joint venture company in which Siemens AG and AEG -Telefunken were involved. Construction began on 1 May 1975, which were originally provided two pressurized water reactors, such as those used in the nuclear power plant Biblis. Completion was scheduled for 1982, with the construction of the containment within the jurisdiction of Fried. Krupp AG should fall. The total cost of construction has been estimated at four to six billion U.S. dollars. Approximately 5500 German lived in the camp belonging to the building site, of which about 2,800 family members. The infrastructure included the German school abroad Bushehr, hospital and a television studio. A construction site outside of these proportions, there were up to now not again.

Block 2 Block 1 was completed at this time, 85% to 50 % - However, after the Shah's regime was overthrown during the Islamic Revolution in 1979, the construction came to a standstill. Siemens withdrew for several reasons from the project:

  • Because of the uncertain political situation
  • Out of concern that the system could by the new anti-Western regime ( see also the political development of Iran since 1979 ) can be used for military purposes
  • The Iranian side was in arrears.
  • The religious leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, declared that nuclear power is incompatible with Islam.

The power plant was the ruined building; it suffered during the Iran -Iraq war in 1987 and 1988 some damage from Iraqi air attacks.

1995 Russia agreed to contractually then willing to support the project. While the outer structure of the original plan was retained, now opted for the Russian VVER technology ( 3rd generation). The construction was carried out now by the company Atomstroyexport, which is subordinated to the Russian Ministry of Atomic Energy ( Minatom ). Especially since 2004, is the construction due to the increasing international criticism of Iran's nuclear program in the focus of public attention, as it is feared that Iran could use spent fuel rods of the power plant for plutonium production. By early January 2008, should, from the Russian side, more than half the required nuclear fuel have been delivered to commissioning. The rest (38 t) was delivered in January 2008. Russia has agreed to dispose of the fuel rods after use in Russia. The first test run of the system with more virtual fuel has already been performed in February 2009.

All construction work was completed in August 2010, the facility was officially opened as the first Iranian nuclear power plant on August 21, 2010. On 26 October 2010 the loading of the reactor began with Russian fuel under the supervision of the IAEA. Initially, the reactor should be operational in September 2010, but technical problems delayed the introduction of the fuel. The beginning of 2011 should go on line the nuclear power plant actually, the full power should be achieved within six months. During the one year warranty period, the planning, the power plant will be operated by a Russian- Iranian joint venture. The corresponding protocol was signed on August 21, 2010.

In September 2010, the Iranian Communications Minister Reza Taghipur stated that around 30,000 computers were infected by the Stuxnet computer worm in Iran, including computer of the Bushehr nuclear power plant. In February 2011, Rosatom has announced that one of the big four reactor coolant pumps has suffered damage. Thorough cleaning of the reactor of metal particles required the temporary removal of the fuel elements. The reactor was at 11:12 clock 8 May 2011 for the first time critical and was then run on minimum power until the completion of the tests. The commercial operation should be expected to take place two months after that.

Technology and Operations

On the night of 3 to 4 September 2011, the nuclear power plant was connected by Iranian authorities information to the national grid. It provided first 60 MW of electrical power for test purposes, which should be increased to 12 September 2011, 400 MW. In the coming months, the full capacity of 1000 MW should be achieved. Early May 2012 reached the nuclear power plant during the scheduled test runs 90 % of its power, but was again reduced back to 75%. Commercial operation at full power was provided according to the Russian press agency Interfax release in late 2012, but should have been already recorded July 30, 2012 after notification to the IAEA.

After the earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on April 8, 2013 37 dead and 850 injured, and the epicenter about 90 km southeast of the city of Bushehr, according to provincial governor no damage to the nuclear plant were detected.

Data of the reactor units

The Bushehr nuclear power plant has a completed power station block, two blocks in planning and a block whose schedule has been set:

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