Russia Rebuilds Nuclear Workforce at Iran’s Bushehr Plant

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Russia is increasing its workforce at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant from 25 to around 100 to support construction of two additional reactors despite ongoing regional conflict and U.S. attacks on Iranian infrastructure. Rosatom is deploying more engineers and technical specialists as part of the project expansion.

Russia is ramping up work on Iran’s Bushehr nuclear expansion, according to TASS news agency, with Rosatom planning to increase its Russian workforce at the site from 25 to around 100 by autumn as construction advances on two additional reactors, despite the ongoing conflict and intermittent U.S. strikes on key Iranian infrastructure. Rosatom chief Alexey Likhachev said five engineering and technical specialists have recently arrived at Bushehr, with several dozen more due over the next two weeks. The returning personnel are working on the…