TEHRAN � Iran will build 9 nuclear power plants by 2025 which marks the end of the 20-year vision plan, the spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) announced on Saturday.


�At the end of the country�s 20-year vision plan, 10 percent of the country�s electricity should be produced through atomic energy and 9 nuclear power plants is required for this purpose,� Behrouz Kamalvandi, stated.

He said the technology is �effective� in helping the country make progress.

Kamalvandi added that the nuclear energy is an efficient source which does not harm the environment.

The AEOI spokesman also said a �long term view� on nuclear energy is needed, adding long time is required to achieve the necessary progress in the nuclear industry.

He also said that Iran�s power plants are among the �safest� in the world.

By Tehran Times