Russia has completed second-stage evacuation of personnel from Iran’s Bushehr NPP, according to Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev. He said Rosatom evacuating family members and additional personnel from the plant amid escalating US-Israeli strikes on Iran. Some 600 Russian workers are involved in constructing units 2&3 at the plant, with construction temporarily suspended due to security concerns.
Likhachev told Strana Rosatom: “Our priority in the situation currently developing in Iran is to ensure the safety of the Russian personnel working on the construction of units 2&3 at Bushehr NPP. That’s more than 600 people.” He explained that, while major construction has been suspended, some specialists remain to service equipment and complete tasks that cannot be abruptly stopped. Rosatom has established a dedicated hotline to maintain communication between workers in Iran and their relatives in Russia during the crisis.
Describing conditions near the Bushehr facility as “difficult”, Likhachev noted that, despite the tense atmosphere, no strikes have directly targeted the station, construction site or residential areas housing Russian personnel. He said President Vladimir Putin is personally monitoring the situation and actively participating in efforts to ensure employee safety. “I regularly inform the country’s leadership about the situation both at the site and within the workforce,” he noted.
“We have completed the second stage of evacuation of our employees, he said, adding the 150 people had left the station and crossed the border with Armenia at night and were on their way to Russia. He expressed gratitude to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russian security agencies, and the leadership of Iran and Armenia for carrying out this evacuation.
