Darkhovin nuclear power plant

Darkhovin nuclear power plant
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Coordinates	30 ° 42 '26 "  N , 48 ° 22' 47"  E Coordinates: 30 ° 42 '26 "  N , 48 ° 22' 47"  E
Country:	Iran
Data
Owner:	Nuclear Power Production & Development Co. of Iran
Operator:	Nuclear Power Production & Development Co. of Iran
Reactors under construction (gross):	1 (360 MW)
Was standing:	26 Aug 2012
The data source of the respective entries can be found in the documentation .

The Darkhovin Nuclear Power Plant ( Persian دارخوین, DMG Dārḫowīn ), also known as the Estehlal nuclear power plant , is a planned nuclear power plant in western Iran , 70 kilometers south of Ahvaz , on the Karun River. There is no reliable information about the number of planned reactors.

Before the Islamic Revolution , in October 1977, Iran had signed a $ 2 billion contract with the French company Framatome , which is now part of the Areva Group, for two 910 MW pressurized water reactors at Darkhovin. Construction work began in January 1979. After the revolution, France withdrew from the project and the technical components of the plant were not delivered to Iran, but used for the Gravelines nuclear power plant . There were also delays during the Iran-Iraq conflict .

In 1992, Iran signed an agreement with China for two 300 MW reactors on the same site, which should be completed within ten years. A technology similar to that of the Chashma nuclear power plant in Pakistan, which is being built by China, was planned.

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Under pressure from the United States, China also withdrew from the project.

The project was subsequently continued by Iran itself, as no other country was willing to participate in the construction. A reactor modeled on the 40 MW heavy water research facility currently under construction in Arak was designed (see IR-40 ). The Iranian nuclear reactor is said to have a capacity of 360 MW. The start of construction was announced in 2008, the start of operations is planned for 2016 ^{[out of date]} .

The facility will be Iran's first locally designed and built nuclear power plant.

Data of the reactor blocks

A power plant unit is under construction at the Darkhovin nuclear power plant .

Reactor block	Reactor type	net power	gross power	start of building	Network synchronization	Commercialization of essential operation	switching off processing
Darkhovin-1	Pressurized water reactor	330 MW	360 MW	2008			-
Estehlal-1	Pressurized water reactor	280 MW	300 MW	Planning canceled
Estehlal-2	Pressurized water reactor	280 MW	300 MW	Planning canceled

Individual evidence

1. ^ Nuclear Power in Iran , World Nuclear Association, as of April 2017
2. ↑ Iran's Nuclear Facilities: a Profile , Green Party of Iran (English)
3. ↑ Bates Gill: Chinese Arms Exports to Iran , MERIA, May 1998 (English)
4. ↑ President invites intl. companies to participate in nuclear plant projects , Tehran Times, January 31, 2008
5. ↑ Iran starts second atomic power plant: report . Reuters . February 8, 2008. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
6. ↑ Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Islamic Republic of Iran (PDF; 65 kB) IAEA . November 28, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2012.