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Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant has emergency shutdown - state TV

ran's Bushehr nuclear power plant underwent an emergency shutdown, Iranian media reported on Sunday.

The Iranian Atomic Energy Organization reported that a technical defect in the power plant led to the plant being temporarily shut down and disconnected from the national electricity grid, according to the Iranian Fars News Agency. The AEO stated that the plant would be reconnected to the electricity grid in the next few days.

The deputy coordinator of the Iran Power Transmission, Generation and Distribution Company (​TAVANIR) told Fars that the plant was temporarily closed for "technical repairs," which would continue for about three to four days.

The incident is the latest in a series of incidents reported in Iranian infrastructure and nuclear facilities in particular.

From an article in the Jerusalem Post

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Iran claims sabotage of Iran Atomic Energy Organization failed - explainer

Despite Iranian claims, both in July 2020 and April 2021, the Islamic Republic initially lied to the global media in trying to downplay sabotage operations.

The incident is under investigation by Iranian authorities. According to Iran’s Mehr News Agency, a quadcopter was used in an attempt to sabotage a building at the AEO, but failed and was eventually shot down.

As of Tuesday, repairs at the Bushehr power plant were still ongoing.

From an article in the Jerusalem Post

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