Rosatom plans to raise staffing at Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant to 300

Russia's Rosatom plans to increase its staff at Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant to 300 in the near future, up from 180 people currently on site.

The plant is in Iran, where more than 700 workers were evacuated after fighting began; none were reported injured.

Rosatom chief Alexey Likhachev said the company does not currently see risks that would slow its work, though tensions in the region remain high.

The company aims to return to its planned pace of work and reach its target staffing level during the next year.

Rosatom also has agreements with Iran on sites for large nuclear plants and on small power units, but work on those projects remains at planning stages.

Their progress will depend on political, military and economic conditions in Iran.