Iran鈥檚 Bushehr nuclear plant back online 鈥� official

Above, an overview of Iran鈥檚 Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in this satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies on January 8, 2020. (Maxar Technologies/AFP)
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  • 鈥楾echnical fault鈥� at Bushehr plant 鈥榳as fixed,鈥� allowing the plant to resume power generation

TEHRAN: Iran鈥檚 only nuclear power plant has been brought back online, its manager said early Monday, after two weeks off-grid amid conflicting reports over an apparent regular maintenance operation.
The 鈥渢echnical fault鈥� that shut down the Bushehr plant and its 1,000-megawatt reactor on Iran鈥檚 southern coast 鈥渨as fixed,鈥� allowing the plant to resume power generation and be reconnected, Mahmoud Jafari, who is also deputy head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, told ISNA news agency around midnight.