Current Event #1

This article on BBC News discusses how Iran's first nuclear power plant, located on the country's southwestern coast, in Bushehr, will begin operating this year. Building initially began in 1974, but was abandoned five years later in the midst of the Islamic Revolution. In 1990, Russia took over building, but a large number of delays have halted completion until now. The news of completion comes as something of a surprise, as only two months earlier, the Russian energy minister was quoted as saying that a 2010 completion date was impossible. The Iranian new year begins on March 21, and the power plant is expected to be opened within the first half of the year. The article is significant because it showcases Iran's increasing importance as a soon to be nuclear power, which raises questions about how other countries will react to this news, as Iranian nuclear proliferation is a highly debated issue.

Credit to Presstv.ir for the photo of the power plant