Rostov Region Atommash, Russia's largest producer of equipment for nuclear power plants, has started supplies to Iran, reported Tehran Times on Sunday.
The footing for a reactor of the Iranian first nuclear power plant in Bushehr was consigned from Volgodonsk to Iran Friday night, a source in the Atommash Press Service was quoted as telling ITAR-TASS on Friday.
According to the paper, German engineers started to build the power plant several years ago, but Germany did not complete the project. At present Russian specialists are finalizing the construction and bringing the plant in compliance with the Russian standards. A large part of the equipment will be manufactured by Atommash.
The company will make four tanks for automatic cooling of the reactor's active section, a mechanism for reloading nuclear fuel and other elements, said the paper.
The Russian President's envoy on Caspian Sea affairs, Viktor Kalyuzhny, arrived in Tehran on Saturday afternoon, said the daily.
Late last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to continue building closer trade relations with Iran.
The two countries renewed military cooperation following a recent visit by Russian Defense Minister Igor Sergeyev to Tehran – Albawaba.com
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