Russian news agencies cited Rosatom chief Alexei Likhachev as saying that developments near âthe plant âwere â unfolding in line with the worst-case scenario.
Likhachev said that âthe killed staff member was âan â Iranian national.
Rosatom said it had informed Russian President Vladimir Putin on the â situation âsurrounding the plant, the âTASS news agency cited Likhachev as saying.
Archiv: Rosatom (state nuclear corporation / Russia)
Israel-Iran war: After explosions boom Bushehr, Iran‘s only nuclear plant; Rosatom downplays attack – âsite remainsâŠâ
Bushehr is Iran‘s only operating nuclear power plant and was built by Russia. Located on the Gulf Coast, at Bushehr, Russian fuel is used and then taken back to Russia when its spent in order to reduce nuclear proliferation risk, reported Reuters.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia has up to 600 staff at Bushehr, including 250 permanent workers and others on temporary assignment. He said Israel had issued a promise to Russia over their safety.