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Iran's nuclear power generation capacity is planned to reach 10,000 megawatts, said Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization, noting that the goal has been set without relying on international partnerships, Tasnim reported.

At a meeting with university professors in the southern city of Kerman on Sunday, Eslami said plans had been made to build new nuclear power plants in the country to increase nuclear power generation capacity to 10,000 megawatts with international cooperation.

He explained that the international partnership would accelerate the plans to produce 10,000 megawatts of nuclear power, adding that the lack of cooperation from foreigners would not bother Iran because the goal would be achieved through national self-sufficiency and domestic technology.

Eslami also said that the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) would hire 30,000 new employees over the next 15 years.

In June, Eslami unveiled plans to build a fully indigenous nuclear research reactor in the central city of Esfahan.

To date, Iran has built 1,000 megawatts of sustainable.

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