On September 10, 2016, Russia and Iran inaugurated the construction site for units 2 and 3 of the Bushehr nuclear power plant.  Both units will be VVER-1000 reactors built by Rosatom subsidiary AtomStroyExport (ASE) in collaboration with Nuclear Power Production and Development Company of Iran.  Units 2 and 3 are expected to start-up in October 2024 and April 2026, respectively.  The event was led by Rosatom director general Sergey Kirienko and the first vice president of Iran Ishak Jahangiri.  Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) president Ali Akbar Salehi and ASE director Valery Limarenko were also in attendance.