Programmes and agreements / prg-ir-aeoi-rosatom-small-npp-mou

Iran (AEOI) and Rosatom memorandum on building small nuclear power plants in Iran

In September 2025 Russia and Iran signed a memorandum on cooperation in building small nuclear power plants in Iran, following a meeting of Rosatom's head and Iranian Vice President Eslami, Rosatom said it envisages specific implementation steps. No site, design or contract is named in the report.

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Type

Cooperation agreement or MOU

Countries concerned

Iran

Participants and roles

• Government: Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI)
• Developer or vendor: Rosatom

Designs named

—

Scale as stated

no units, design or site

Announced or first reported

Sep 2025

Status

Status not established
MoU on cooperation, no site, design or contract named in the report read.

Confidence

low

Last checked

2026-10-14 (record review date, not proof of current activity)

Related deployment projects

• No related deployment project is recorded here.

Sources

• Moscow, Tehran sign memorandum on building small NPPs in Iran - Rosatom (reputable_press, published 24 Sep 2025, accessed 2026-10-14)