Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant (24 images)

Interior view of Iranian and foreign technicians work at Iran's Bushehr Nuclear power plant, 755 miles south of the capital Tehran,Iran, in photo released on November 30,2009. Iran announced plans to build ten uranium-enrichment plants, drawing sharp international criticism and fueling fears the country wants to build a nuclear weapon. UPI/ISNA/Mehdi Ghasemi

An error is seen on a computer screen of Bushehr nuclear power plant's map in the Bushehr Port on the Persian Gulf, 1,000 kms south of Tehran, Iran on February 25, 2009. Iranian officials said the long-awaited power plant was expected to become operational last fall but its construction was plagued by several setbacks, including difficulties in procuring its remaining equipment and the necessary uranium fuel. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah)

An Iranian surface to air missile sits poised next to Bushehr nuclear power plant in the Bushehr Port on the Persian Gulf, 1,000 kms south of Tehran, Iran on February 25, 2009. Iranian officials said the long-awaited project was expected to become operational last fall but its construction was plagued by several setbacks, including difficulties in procuring its remaining equipment and the necessary uranium fuel. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah) .

Iran's Parliament Speaker Gholamali Haddad Adel visits the building of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant near the Persian Gulf, 1,000 kms south of Tehran, Iran , June 27,2006. (UPI Photo/Amir Kholousi/Iranian Student News Agency)