Work on Karoun Nuclear Power Plant in Khuzestan Commences

The construction operation of Karoun Nuclear Power Plant in Shadegan County in Khuzestan Province has started, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said on Saturday.
“The 300-megawatt power station will be built on a 50-hectare plot near Karoun River at an estimated cost of $2 billion,” Mohammad Eslami was also quoted as saying by Barq New website.
The project is supposed to become operational in eight years with the help of local firms, he added, noting that the nuclear power plant is expected to be equipped with a pressurized water reactor (PWR) and its fuel is enriched uranium dioxide that contains about 4% (by weight) of fissionable 235U, or mixed uranium-plutonium oxide in pellet form.