Iran announces new date for Bushehr nuclear plant launch

Iran announced new dates for launching the first block of the Bushehr
nuclear power plant, Atomic-energy.ru reports, citing the Iranian
state media.

President of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar
Salehi on the eve of being approved by the Parliament as the Minister
for Foreign Affairs told journalists that the launching of the block
should take place before February 20, 2011, while the first output is
scheduled for April 9.

Salehi denied reports in the western media that the computer virus
"Stuxnet" had harmed the Bushehr computer systems.