Likhachev called the situation at the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran manageable

On March 23, Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev informed the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, that the situation at the Bushehr nuclear power plant was difficult but manageable.

"The situation at Bushehr is tense, but under control. This morning, in the morning, we held telephone talks with the IAEA Director General Grossi. We informed him about the difficult but manageable situation on the Bushehr," he said in an interview with the Vesti news agency.

Likhachev added that the third wave of evacuation of Russian employees from the Iranian power plant will begin this week. It is specified that there will be several evacuation waves. It is planned to leave only a few dozen people on the site to ensure the safety of the equipment and its proper reboot.

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US President Donald Trump had said two days earlier that if the Strait of Hormuz remained inaccessible to ships, his military would strike the Islamic Republic's power plants in 48 hours.

On March 23, the Russian Foreign Ministry expressed the hope that Washington would have the prudence not to attack Bushehr as part of the ultimatum.

On the same day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov recalled the possible consequences of attacks on nuclear power facilities. According to him, attacks on the Bushehr NPP can lead to an extremely dangerous, irreparable result.

On March 22, American analyst Omar Baddar called the ultimatum to Tehran a threat that could turn into an energy crisis. In his opinion, now everything is heading towards a catastrophe, for which it is necessary to prepare.

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