Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant starts operating

Iran's first nuclear power plant in the southern port city of Bushehr has started operations, the nation's atomic chief said on Saturday, media reported.

"Without any propaganda and fuss we sealed the cover of the reactor and all the fuel rods are in the core of the reactor," Ali Akbar Salehi was quoted as saying by Fars news agency.

"We hope that electricity produced at the Bushehr plant will be connected to the national grid in a month or two," he added.