{"id":7805,"date":"2026-10-28T16:53:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T16:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=7805"},"modified":"2026-10-28T16:53:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T16:53:55","slug":"russia-and-iran-sign-agreements-for-construction-of-eight-nuclear-power-units","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=7805","title":{"rendered":"Russia and Iran Sign Agreements for Construction of Eight Nuclear Power Units"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MOSCOW:<\/strong> Russian state-owned nuclear energy company Rosatom has signed agreements for the construction of eight nuclear power units in Iran, including plans to build small nuclear power plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Rosatom, construction work is also underway on the second and third units of Iran\u2019s Bushehr nuclear power plant. Currently, 142 Russian specialists are working on the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Russian company has also announced plans to increase the number of its specialists working at the Bushehr nuclear power plant to 700, indicating a potential expansion of Russian technical involvement in Iran\u2019s nuclear energy sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran has set a target of increasing its nuclear power generation capacity to 20 gigawatts by 2041. 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