MOSCOW, March 26 (Xinhua) -- A group of 163 Russian specialists has been evacuated from Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant and is scheduled to cross the Iranian-Armenian border, Alexey Likhachev, director general of Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom, said on Thursday.
"Regarding the situation at the plant and the latest evacuation of our personnel, everything is proceeding smoothly," Likhachev said. "They departed yesterday morning and spent the night in Isfahan. We anticipate that all 163 individuals will cross the Iranian-Armenian border tonight."
Previously, a building within the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant complex was struck in a joint U.S.-Israeli attack on March 17.
Rosatom has planned two more evacuations for early April. However, these will not include all workers; some will remain to maintain the site and oversee the restart of operations, he added.
The first unit of the plant, constructed with Russia's assistance, was opened in September 2011. ■
