Bushehr
Reactor Data
Reactor Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Net MWe | Construction | Grid | Commercial Op | Shutdown | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bushehr 1 | PWR | VVER V-446 | 915 | 1975-05-01 | 2011-09-03 | 2013-09-23 | Operational | |
| Bushehr 2 | PWR | V-528 VVER-1000 AES-92 GIII+ | 974 | 2019-09-27 | Under Construction | |||
| Bushehr 3 | PWR | VVER V-528 | 974 | 2024-04-25 | Under Construction |
| Unit | Design MWe | Gross MWe | Thermal MWt | First Criticality | Reactor Supplier | Turbine Supplier | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bushehr 1 | 915 | 1,000 | 3,000 | 2011-05-08 | JSC "Atomstroyexport" | JSC "Atomstroyexport" | |
| Bushehr 2 | 974 | 1,057 | 3,012 | JSC "Atomstroyexport" | JSC "Atomstroyexport" | ||
| Bushehr 3 | 974 | 1,057 | 3,012 | JSC "Atomstroyexport" | JSC "Atomstroyexport" |
| Unit | Electricity Supplied | Load Factor | Energy Availability | Operating Factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bushehr 1 | 69.6 TWh | 67.1% | 73.1% | 69.1% |
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About This Site
Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant is on the Persian Gulf coast of Iran, about 17 km southeast of the city of Bushehr, between the fishing villages of Halileh and Bandargeh.
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The German firm Kraftwerk Union (a Siemens and AEG-Telefunken venture) signed a contract in 1975 and work began that year. Construction stopped in January 1979 and the company withdrew in July 1979, after the Iranian Revolution. The unfinished buildings were damaged by Iraqi air strikes between 1984 and 1988. Iran and Russia's atomic energy ministry signed a contract on 8 January 1995, and a Russian VVER-1000 pressurized water reactor was built. It reached first criticality on 8 May 2011 and connected to the grid on 3 September 2011.