https://sputnikglobe.com/20260809/construction-of-new-units-at-bushehr-nuclear-plant-continues---rosatom-ceo-1124553498.htmlConstruction of New Units at Bushehr Nuclear Plant Continues - Rosatom CEOConstruction of New Units at Bushehr Nuclear Plant Continues - Rosatom CEOSputnik InternationalThe construction of facilities that will house new power units at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant is ongoing, Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said on Sunday. 2026-08-09T12:16+00002026-08-09T12:16+00002026-08-09T12:16+0000worldalexei likhachevrussiarosatomiran’s bushehr nuclear plantiranhttps://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/102898/34/1028983433_0:150:3110:1899_1920x0_80_0_0_59dbf00b9fdb6f52de3da9c48c62a19b.jpg"The construction of the main and auxiliary buildings for power units No. The new power units at the Bushehr nuclear plant are being built with Russia's participation.Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom is sending its specialists back to the Bushehr nuclear power plant construction site in Iran, with the first five staffers having resumed their work, Likhachev said.He clarified that the total number of Russian specialists at the plant had reached 25.Rosatom plans to send several dozen employees to the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran within two weeks, provided there is no further escalation, Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said.Likhachev said that Rosatom had begun returning specialists to the Bushehr construction site. This brings the total number of Russian personnel at the site up to 25.Rosatom plans to increase the number of its personnel at the Bushehr nuclear power plant construction site in Iran to 100 by fall if all goes well, Likhachev said. "If all goes well, we will increase our personnel at the project to 100 people by as early as fall," Likhachev told reporters.Rosatom has begun returning specialists to the Bushehr construction site.