Russian State Company: Almost All Russian Employees Withdrawn from Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant

Rosatom Director Alexei Likhachev announced on April 13 that Moscow has withdrawn almost all Russian employees from the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, which Russia helped build and operate. 108 employees have been evacuated, with only 20 remaining, including senior executives and personnel responsible for equipment safety. This is Iran's only nuclear power plant. Rosatom has been continuously withdrawing staff from the Bushehr nuclear power plant since the US-Iran conflict erupted on February 28. Moscow has warned that attacks around the plant could cause a 'radiation disaster more devastating than Chernobyl.' The Bushehr nuclear power plant, located in southern Iran, is equipped with a 1000MW reactor. Its surrounding area has been attacked at least four times since the outbreak of the Middle East conflict. In early April, one staff member was killed by shrapnel, but satellite imagery analysis by Iranian state media and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) indicates the Bushehr nuclear power plant itself was not damaged.