CBRN event in Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, Iran, Islamic Republic of on Tue 3rd March 2026

MOSCOW, March 3 (Reuters) - Russia's state nuclear corporation, Rosatom, has halted construction ​work at new units of Iran's nuclear power ‌plant in the port city of Bushehr because of the U.S.-Israeli air assault on Iran, its chief Alexei Likhachev said ​on Tuesday. Likhachev had earlier warned of the threat ​posed by strikes near Iranian nuclear facilities, and ⁠said explosions could be heard "just kilometres away" from ​the plant, although the facility itself was not being ​targeted. Work has been stopped at the construction sites of the second and third units of the plant, he told journalists. "It is ​difficult to predict the further course of events, ​given the ongoing military operations against Iran, but our people will ‌remain ⁠there in any case, and this facility will be among our priorities," he said. Likhachev said there was no telephone or electronic communication with the leadership of ​the Iranian ​nuclear industry, ⁠but contact with colleagues at the construction site remained.