China is building two nuclear power plants in Iran after the Iranian government reached a deal with the P5+1 nations. Photo shows team rises from the Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant in Grafenrheinfeld, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)


Iranian energy officials announced China's plans to construct two nuclear power plants in Iran following the lifting of the sanctions on the country's nuclear program.



According to a report published by the Shanghai-based Guancha Syndicte, the two nuclear plants will be built on the Makran coast near the Gulf of Oman.



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Atomic Energy Organization in Iran (AEOI) head Ali Akbar Salehi was quoted in the news as saying that China will deploy over 20,000 workers and engineers for the nuclear power plant project.



Iranian authorities said the country is ready for the two nuclear plants that will be built by China because it has water reserves of 90 tons and up to 8 tons of uranium that will support the project.



AEOI spokesman Behrous Kamalvandi said the Iranian government expects the two Chinese-built nuclear power plants to produce up to 190,000 separative work units of nuclear fuel. The fuel will be used for industrial purposes.



"The new deal will change our country's nuclear industry," Salehi said, adding that while the cost of the two plants are high, it will be justified as Chinese firms start to open businesses in Iran.



China becomes the first country to build nuclear plants in Iran after the gulf nation reached a deal with the P5+1 countries.



P5+1 is a group of six world powers - the United States, China, France, the United Kingdom and Russia - plus Germany.



The six world powers launch diplomatic efforts with Iran in 2006 to reach a comprehensive nuclear agreement. The deal was approved last week.



US President Barack Obama lauded Chinese President Xi Jinping for China's role in securing the historic agreement.



Obama praised China for going along with the efforts that yielded positive results.



The United States earlier expressed concerns that China and Russia will not favor the historic comprehensive nuclear deal but the two nations signed the agreement.




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