Iran aims to remove its nuclear program from scandals and rush growth on all fronts - VP

BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 30. The Atomic
Energy Organization of Iran is trying to distance the country's
nuclear program from international scandals and accelerate the
development of the nuclear industry in all directions, Iranian Vice
President and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Organization Mohammad
Eslami said at a meeting with members of the Iranian parliament on
September 29, Trend reports.
According to him, since 2021, the development of Iran's nuclear
energy industry has started moving towards industrialization from
the research center. In this direction, it is planned to establish
various infrastructures related to the needs, situation, and future
of Iran's nuclear industry.
Eslami added that Iran keeps the use of nuclear energy in the
field of electricity generation at the center of its attention.
Thus, by 2041, Iran's nuclear power plant production will rise to
20,000 megawatts. The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, the only nuclear
power plant in the country, produced 7 billion kilowatts of
electricity last year (from March 21, 2023, through March 19,
2024).
He noted that it takes 5 to 7 years to build a nuclear power
plant in a normal mode. Iran is working on building a 300-megawatt
nuclear power plant and local factories are currently working on
it. This issue has prompted Western countries to reject Iran's
large program in its nuclear industry. However, it shows that Iran
is moving in the right direction. Since Iran is building nuclear
power plants on its own, they are bringing forward issues such as
the atomic bomb.
Iran's vice president stated that Iran is using the nuclear
industry to reduce agricultural waste, and increase production.
Meanwhile, in January 2016, Iran and the P5+1 group (the US,
Russia, China, the UK, France, and Germany) implemented the
Comprehensive Joint Plan of Action concerning Iran’s nuclear
program.



In May 2018, the U.S. announced its withdrawal from the deal and
reimposed sanctions on Iran.
By the end of 2020, the Iranian parliament decided to pursue a
strategic plan in the nuclear sector to counter the sanctions,
leading to a suspension of additional steps and the Additional
Protocol as per the nuclear agreement.
Consequently, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
faced a reduction in monitoring capabilities by 20–30 percent.

• Development
• Nuclear Program
• Scandals