Iran Signs Deal with Russia Two for New Nuclear Reactors

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Russia signed a deal with Iran on Tuesday to build two new nuclear reactors, as Tehran and world powers sought on Tuesday to avoid the falling out of a nuclear deal on November 24.

The project "will be under the IAEA safeguards and fully meet the nuclear nonproliferation regime," the state nuclear agency Rosatom said.

The countries "plan to go into the issue of economic expediency and feasibility of fabricating fuel rod components in Iran, which will be used at these power units," it said.

A series of agreements were signed during a visit to Moscow by Iran's nuclear program chief Ali Akbar Salehi.

Iran plans to build 20 additional nuclear plants in the future to decrease its dependence on oil and gas.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team