The Iranian nuclear power plant 'Bushehr' does not cause concern in
the USA. The White House is more concerned with other nuclear
facilities where work on creating nuclear arms may be going on, RIA
Novosti reports.
USA and other Western countries suspect Iran of developing nuclear
arms under the cover of a peaceful nuclear program. Tehran denies all
the accusations, yet refuses to work with the six mediators in the
issue. The UN Security Council recently approved new tougher sanctions
against Iran.
The construction of Iran's first nuclear plant was begun in 1975 by
several German construction companies. They pulled out following a
U.S. embargo on high-technology supplies to Iran after the 1979
Islamic Revolution and the subsequent U.S. Embassy siege in Tehran.
Russia signed a contract with Iran to complete construction in February 1998.
