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Iran Holds Emergency Drill at Nuclear Plant

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Iran staged an emergency radiation drill at its southern Bushehr nuclear power station on Friday to check security at the site.

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Iran's third radiation war game began in Bushehr on Friday and the country's neighbors were properly informed of the important event by the Foreign Ministry in advance, FARS news agency reports, quoting the head of the country’s Civil Defense Organization Brigadier General Gholam Reza Jalali.

The General also said that the Islamic Republic was ready to assist its neighbors by transferring its experience upon request and training them.

In October, the head of Bushehr nuclear power plant Hossein Darakhshandeh said that Iran's first nuclear power plant in Bushehr enjoys a maximum level of safety and is in conformity with the international standards.

He also said that Bushehr power plant, in addition to producing cheap and secure electricity, plays an important role in reducing environmental pollution.

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