Russia unable to finish Iranian nuclear plant by 2007 deadline |
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MOSCOW (Thomson Financial) - Russian nuclear contractor Atomstroiexport cannot complete work on Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant this year because of a cash crunch and technical problems, said Igor Ivanov, secretary of Russia's security council.'It is clear that we have to extend the deadline. How long, we do not know. It is being studied by experts,' said Ivanov.The completion of the power station by Atomstroiexport and the delivery of nuclear fuel by Russia, planned for this year, were delayed by what Moscow had earlier described as financial problems.Russia had accused Iran of not paying the amounts agreed upon in a deal reached last September on the construction and nuclear fuel supply to the plant, but at the end of March, Moscow acknowledged that Tehran had resumed its payments.Russia had been scheduled to deliver nuclear fuel to Iran in March, the power station would begin working in September and it would start producing energy in November.tf.TFN-Europe_newsdesk@thomson.comafp/jsaCOPYRIGHTCopyright AFX News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News.
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