Rosatom says situation at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant unfolding under worst-case scenario

The situation at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant continues to develop along a worst-case scenario, the head of Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom, Alexei Likhachev, said on Wednesday.

The International Atomic Energy Agency on Tuesday said it had been informed by Iran that a projectile struck the premises of the Bushehr NPP.

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Likhachev said the strike, which caused no casualties, occurred at around 1800 GMT on Tuesday and hit an area near an operational power unit.

He added that Rosatom had begun a third phase of personnel evacuation, with one group departing by road towards the Iranian-Armenian border on Wednesday morning and two more groups set to leave shortly.

Until the situation stabilises, Rosatom is temporarily reducing the number of staff at the plant to a minimum.

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