Nuclear chief: Iran ‘major player’ in construction of nuclear plants
‘Iran one of world’s main heavy water producers’
Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami said Iran has become “a major player” in the knowledge of constructing nuclear power plants in the world.
Speaking at a ceremony held at the construction site of 300-megawatt Karun power plant in the southwestern province of Khuzestan on Thursday, Eslami said that the world knows that Iran is gaining the knowledge to construct nuclear power plants, noting that, “The enemies can’t stand seeing this great achievement.”
The Iranian official said that, “In order to achieve our goals, we don’t care about the enemies’ sanctions and pressure,” adding that, “We will continue the path that we have drawn for ourselves to reach our goals.”
He said that the United States tried to stop the construction of the nuclear plant twelve years ago, but it failed to do so.
“With the help of our youth and scientists, its construction continued,” he added.
Pointing to the importance of nuclear know-how in various fields, including medicine and agriculture, Eslami said that the enemies can’t prevent the Islamic Republic from achieving its goals by assassinating its scientists or imposing sanctions and exerting economic pressure on the country.
The construction of the power plant is one of the manifestations of the country’s progress,” he added.
According to reports, the power plant is of a pressurized water reactor (PWR) type and with the capacity of producing 300 megawatts of electricity is to be built on a land of approximately 50 hectares in the vicinity of the Karun River.
In the second day of his visit to the Khuzestan Province on Friday, Eslami said that Iran is one of the main players in the production of heavy water in the world – the issue that “the enemies cannot tolerate.”