Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant shut down for apparent maintenance

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Tehran (AFP) June 21, 2021

Iran's only nuclear power plant has been temporarily shut down as authorities on Monday gave conflicting reports on an apparent regular maintenance operation. The Bushehr plant and its 1,000-megawatt reactor, on Iran's southern coast, were built by Russia and officially handed over in September 2013, despite concerns over its location in an earthquake-prone area. The shutdown comes as T

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