WANA (Mar 25) – Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom announced that it is preparing another phase of evacuation for personnel at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant due to ongoing U.S. and Israeli military actions.

 

Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev said on Wednesday that the company decided to prepare for a third evacuation stage. One group of personnel left earlier toward the Iran-Armenia border, with two additional groups expected to follow soon.

 

Likhachev added that the number of Russian specialists at the site is being temporarily reduced to a minimum until conditions stabilize.

 

He also expressed concern about the plant’s safety, noting that a strike hit an area near Unit 1 on Tuesday night.

 

Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization has previously warned that attacks on peaceful nuclear facilities pose a serious threat to regional security.

 

According to reports, a projectile struck the Bushehr site on the evening of March 24, following a previous strike in mid-March.

 

The plant has hosted a significant number of Russian technical and operational personnel working on the second and third units in recent years, but their activities have been affected by the ongoing attacks.

 

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov earlier warned that attacks on nuclear facilities could have “irreparable consequences,” stating that Russia has repeatedly raised concerns, including with the United States, over threats to Bushehr.

 

Peskov added that continued attacks on the plant constitute a serious security threat.