Eslami: The production of 20,000 megawatts of nuclear power is a strategic plan

According to the foreign policy group Tasnim news agency, today On Thursday, June 31st, the extraction operation in Zaman Abad mine started simultaneously with the visit of Mohammad Eslami, the Vice President and Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran to Yazd province, accompanied by a group of nuclear industry managers.

In the Zamanabad mine project, during the long-term planning, the exploitation of the mine is carried out by extracting radioactive materials.

It should be said that the start of the project in the Zamanabad region is a direct job creation. and the development of the mines will bring prosperity.

Mohammed Eslami, Vice President and Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of Zaman Abad mining operations in Saghand province Yazd, while congratulating the people of Iran on the feasts of Qurban and Ghadir and honoring the memory of the martyr of service, Martyr Ayatollah Raisi said: Today, in continuation of the mining activities of the Atomic Energy Organization in Yazd province, we have another program of ours with the participation of the private sector in the Zaman Abad mine. we started 

He added: For the Islamic Republic of Iran, the development of the nuclear industry and the creation of the capability to reach the production capacity of 20 thousand megawatts of nuclear electricity is a matter of course and a strategic plan. In this direction, we set up our implementation plans and follow them. “https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/03/31/1403033114235361130349244.jpg”/>

Head of Iran Atomic Energy Organization He continued: In order to move effectively in the direction of nuclear power generation as a large-scale national plan, one of the actions is to develop activities in the mining sector so that radioactive elements can be used in the nuclear fuel cycle by discovering radioactive elements and after processing them. /p>

He added: Considering the importance of this issue, since 1400, we have been able to increase our mining activities from 3 active mines, from which extraction work was done, to 20 active mines. A growth that indicates a determined will that has taken steps towards the realization of this program and represents this transformation in the economic prosperity of mines.

Islami stated: In this industry, Due to their high standard and quality, nuclear equipment has improved the quality of equipment required by industries and now we are witnessing a high level of science and technology in this field. This issue is in the second phase of our activity and we are following its planning and implementation steps.

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