Russian engineers return to Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant after wartime evacuation
Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear corporation, has begun returning its specialists to Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, CEO Alexei Likhachev told reporters from state-controlled new agency TASS. “We have begun returning [our] specialists to the construction site of the Bushehr nuclear power plant. The first five engineering and technical staff members have already arrived at our residential…
Rosatom, Russia's state nuclear corporation, has resumed staffing the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, according to CEO Alexei Likhachev speaking to reporters via TASS. Likhachev announced that five engineering and technical personnel from Russia had already returned to the plant, marking the beginning of a return of 25 Russian specialists currently stationed at the site.
The evacuation of Russian employees and their families from Bushehr was initiated by Rosatom in early April, following a military operation conducted by the United States and Israel against Iran in late February. This operation prompted several incidents of shelling at the nuclear plant, prompting the evacuation for safety reasons.
Bushehr, Iran's first nuclear power plant, is a Russian-built facility situated in the southern city of Bushehr. The plant's first reactor was completed in 2013, with the second and third units still under construction. As of 2025, around 500 Russians were previously employed at Bushehr.
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