Russia’s state nuclear company Rosatom says it will restart on-site work at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant after evacuating personnel earlier in the conflict. Multiple reports citing Rosatom officials say the return is scheduled to begin in mid-July, with an initial group of six employees going back to the facility. Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev is cited by RIA Novosti as confirming the first staff deployment.
The reports link the evacuation to the escalation of fighting involving Iran after the US and Israel launched actions against Iran on 28 February, which triggered attacks on facilities in the region. According to one outlet, Rosatom evacuated hundreds of staff from Bushehr; another report says nearly 200 employees were evacuated in April.
Rosatom is also described as building two additional units at Bushehr, meaning the return of staff is connected to continuing that long-term work. Al-Monitor adds that Russia has pledged to continue assistance for Iran’s nuclear development, even after the evacuation. All accounts present the same timeline and organizational role for Rosatom in coordinating staff movements to Bushehr.
