Iran started construction Saturday on a 300-megawatt nuclear power project in its southern oil-rich Khuzestan province.
The Karoun Nuclear Power Plant, also known as Darkhoveyn where the plant is located, is projected to take eight years and $2 billion to build, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
The power station is based on so-called pressurized water reactor technology that’s the most commonly used in nuclear power plants around the world.