Iran Firing Up Nuclear Power Plant

March 2, 2009

United Press International
Iranian and Russian technicians were encountering no problems
Monday during start-up testing of Iran's first nuclear power plant, officials said.
"As pre-commissioning has already begun at the atomic power plant
in Bushehr we are confident that we are moving toward the full
commissioning of the plant," said Hassan Qashqavi, Iran's Foreign
Ministry spokesman.
"There are no problems and the parties involved, Iran and Russia, are
seriously working to reach this objective. As technical experts have
already pointed out a natural period of time is needed for the power
plant to go through tests."
Qashqavi told reporters the 1,000-megawatt nuclear facility would
be commissioned on time and with "full confidence," Press TV reported.
He also once again denounced contentions by Western powers that
Iran intends to use its nuclear capacity for military purposes. He
said Iran's nuclear activities are under the full supervision of
International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors.
"We have nothing to hide and I have said time and time again that
all of our activities are under the supervision of the agency
(including) all future plans for the country's nuclear program," he said in the Press
TV report.