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Iran starts construction on $2 billion nuclear power plant Karoon, state media says
[IsraelTimes] 300-megawatt site in oil-rich Khuzestan province, near western border with Iraq, will take eight years to buildThe predicted timeline assumes that neither Israeli computer worms nor Allah’s frequent earthquakes will interfere along the way. But really, is it wise for a pious Iranian to bet against Allah? Iran  ...Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979...on Saturday began construction on a new nuclear power plant in the country’s southwest, Iranian state TV announced, a day after the international nuclear watchdog said Tehran had tripled its capacity to enrich uranium to 60 percent purity. The announcement of the new plant came as Iran is rocked by nationwide anti-government protests that have challenged the country’s theocratic government and began after the death of a young woman in police custody. The new 300-megawatt plant, known as Karoon, will take eight years to build and cost around $2 billion, the country’s state television ... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe? and radio agency reported. The plant will be located in Iran’s oil-rich Khuzestan province, near its western border with Iraq, it said. The construction site’s inauguration ceremony was attended by Mohammad Eslami, head of Iran’s civilian Atomic Energy Organization, who first unveiled construction plans for Karoon in April. Iran has one nuclear power plant at its southern port of Bushehr that went online in 2011 with help from Russia, but also several underground nuclear facilities. The announcement of Karoon’s construction came less than two weeks after Iran announced it had begun producing enriched uranium at 60% purity at the country’s underground Fordo nuclear facility. The move is seen as a significant addition to the country’s nuclear program. Enrichment to 60% purity is one short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels of 90%. Non-proliferation experts have warned in recent months that Iran now has enough 60%-enriched uranium to reprocess into fuel for at least one nuclear bomb. The move was condemned by Germany, La Belle France and Britannia, the three Western European nations that remain in the Iran nuclear deal. Posted by: trailing wife 2022-12-04 |
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