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 | License Photo

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) | License Photo

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) . | License Photo

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) | License Photo

Work is peformed at the main reactor building of Bushehr nuclear power plant in Bushehr port, on the Persian Gulf, 1,000 km south of Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 27, 2005. (UPI Photo/Stringer) | License Photo

A worker welds a pipe inside the turbine building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Bushehr port, on the Persian Gulf, 1,000 km south of Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 27, 2005. (UPI Photo/Stringer) | License Photo

The Bushehr nuclear power plant is seen 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) | License Photo

A general view shows the reactor building of Iran's Bushehr Nuclear power plant, 755 miles south of the capital Tehran,Iran, in photo release 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 | License Photo

Laborers work in a building at the Bushehr nuclear power plant near the Persian Gulf, 1,000 kms south of Tehran, Iran, February 26, 2006. Iran has recently announced that it will begin to enrich uranium for its nuclear power program. Others fear that Tehran will not just enrich uranium to the lower level needed for an atomic energy reactor, but to the higher level needed for nuclear weapons. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah) | License Photo

Russian technicians work at 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) | License Photo

An Iranian technician works at 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) . | License Photo

Iran's Parliament Speaker Gholamali Haddad Adel (C) and Gholamreza Aghazadeh the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization (R) attend as one of the staff of the Iranian Nuclear Energy Organization explains the construction process to they during their visit 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) | License Photo

Russian technicians work at 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) . | License Photo

An Iranian technician works at 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) | License Photo

A power plant employee works at 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 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) | License Photo

The Bushehr nuclear power plant is seen 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) | License Photo

An Iranian technician works at 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/Mohammad Kheirkhah | License Photo

A power plant employee works at 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 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/Mohammad Kheirkhah | License Photo

An Iranian officer stands guard in front of 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) . | License Photo

An Iranian worker stands in front of 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) | License Photo

An Iranian officer stands guard in front of the 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 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) | License Photo

A general view of Bushehr nuclear power plant is seen 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) | License Photo

An Iranian journalist looks at the model of building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant near the Persian Gulf, 1,000 kms south of Tehran, Iran, February 26, 2006. Iran has recently announced that it will begin to enrich uranium for its nuclear power program. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah) | License Photo

A general view of Bushehr nuclear power plant is seen 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) | License Photo