Darkhovin Nuclear Power Plant

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The nuclear power plant Darkhovin, also known under the name of nuclear power plant Estehlal, is a planned nuclear power plant in western Iran, 70 km south of Ahvaz, located on the Karun River. About the number of planned reactors there is no reliable information.

Before the Islamic Revolution, in October 1977, Iran had signed a 2 billion dollar contract with the French company Framatome, which today is part of the Areva group via two 910 MW pressurized water reactors at Darkhovin. Construction began in January 1979. According to the revolution, France withdrew from the project and the technical components of the system have not been delivered to Iran, but used for the Gravelines nuclear power plant. Also during the Iran- Iraq conflict led to delays.

Signed in 1992, Iran signed an agreement with China on two 300 MW reactors at the same site, which should be completed within ten years. The plan was a similar technique as for the Chashma nuclear power plant in Pakistan, which wird.Unter built by China to pressure from the United States Tern also withdrew China from the project.

The project was continued in the following years by Iran itself, as no other country was willing to participate in the construction. A reactor was planned along the lines of 40 MW heavy water research facility, which is currently being built in Arak (see IR -40). The Iranian nuclear reactor will have a capacity of 360 MW. The start of construction was announced in 2008 and the planned start of operation for the year 2016.

Currently there is no public information about how many reactors are actually planned. The plant will be Iran's first indigenous designed and built nuclear power plant.

Data of the reactor units

In the nuclear power plant Darkhovin a power plant unit under construction.