Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant Undergoes New Attack

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 4. The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in the southern Iranian Bushehr Province was attacked again amidst the U.S. and Israeli military airstrikes against Iran today, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) wrote on its X page, Trend reports.

AEOI noted that a missile fell on the territory of the Bushehr NPP. As a result of the explosion, one of the outbuildings of the station was damaged, and one of the guards was killed.

The organization pointed out that the main parts of the Bushehr NPP weren't damaged as a result of this attack and that there was no obstacle to the station's electricity production.

This is considered the fourth attack on the Bushehr NPP since February 28.

Unit 1 of Bushehr NPP began operating in 2011. In 2013, the operation of the unit was handed over by Rosatom to the Iranian company. Since 2013, the unit has produced a maximum of 1,000 megawatts of electricity. Over the past 10 years, electricity production at Bushehr NPP has exceeded 65 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh).

Electricity production at the Bushehr NPP from 2013 to March 20, 2025, amounted to 72.4 million kWh.

On February 28, the United States and Israel launched military operations against Iran, striking major cities, including Tehran. The White House cited missile and nuclear threats originating from the Islamic Republic as justification for the attacks. The strikes reportedly killed Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with several other senior officials. In response, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced a large-scale retaliatory operation against Israel and has targeted U.S. facilities across Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Syria using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones.

The conflict has placed the region's energy infrastructure and maritime shipping under serious threat. Due to security tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, global oil prices have risen significantly. Iran fully controls the Strait of Hormuz and allows passage only to vessels it deems necessary.

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