The head of the Russian state nuclear company Rosatom announced on Wednesday, October 28, that the company will increase the number of construction workers at the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran to 200 in November, a move aimed at aligning the manpower level with the project's schedule. Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev said the workforce will reach the quarter required to continue construction as planned in early 2027. After the start of the US-Israel war against Iran in March, the company pulled hundreds of its people from Bushehr, Iran's only active nuclear power plant. Rosatom is currently building two new nuclear units at the Bushehr facility. "Without a doubt, a possible escalation in the military situation could affect her," Likhachev told reporters. "We are preparing for this scenario, but for now we are moving forward based on an optimistic scenario.

The head of the Russian state nuclear company Rosatom announced on Wednesday, October 28, that the company will increase the number of construction workers at the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran to 200 in November, a move aimed at aligning the manpower level with the project's schedule. Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev said the workforce will reach the quarter required to continue construction as planned in early 2027. After the start of the US-Israel war against Iran in March, the company pulled hundreds of its people from Bushehr, Iran's only active nuclear power plant. Rosatom is currently building two new nuclear units at the Bushehr facility. "Without a doubt, a possible escalation in the military situation could affect her," Likhachev told reporters. "We are preparing for this scenario, but for now we are moving forward based on an optimistic scenario.