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June 22, 2021

Iran's sole nuke plant hit with emergency shutdown

  • The plant sits near active fault lines and was built to withstand powerful quakes.

    • TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's sole nuclear power plant has undergone an unexplained temporary emergency shutdown, the country's state TV reported.

    An official from the state electric company Tavanir, Gholamali Rakhshanimehr, said on a talk show that aired on Sunday that the Bushehr plant shutdown began on Saturday and would last “for three to four days.” Without elaborating, he said that power outages could result.


     
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