Bushehr Nuclear Plant Raises Questions As Well As Power Generation

In industrial power generation news that's sure to have the more hawkish among us up in arms, Iran is all set to commence nuclear power plant operations. As of midnight this past Tuesday, Iran's nuclear power plant in the southern port city of Bushehr started generating about 60 MW of energy.

Overall, the plant in Bushehr will have a 1,000 MW power generating capacity. The plant was originally started in concert with Siemens. But after the partnership fell through, it was built with Russian help; there are also some inklings of Chinese and North Korean involvement, based on Iran's recent behavior.

 An Iranian Parliament member has recently been reported to be scheduled to visit North Korea, the first such visit since the 1980s.

 As Iran inches into nuclear power, it is disturbing that the country maintains involvement with such totalitarian governments as North Korea. Nuclear power is a great boon, which should not go abused by those with dark motives.