Bushehr nuclear station, pictured here on January 1, 2025, has been hit several times since the war began

Bushehr nuclear station, pictured here on January 1, 2025, has been hit several times since the war began

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Bushehr nuclear power plant, Iran's only operational civilian nuclear facility, was built by Russia and officially handed over in September 2013, after decades of twists, turns and delays linked to Iran's turbulent history.

The facility, located in the south of the country and equipped with a 1,000-megawatt reactor, was hit Saturday by a US-Israeli airstrike, killing a security guard, Iranian state media reported.

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