Iran Nuclear Plant Shuts Down

Iran's only nuclear power plant was shut down this weekend in an emergency move that Iranian media reported on but provided no details. The Associated Press wrote, citing an Iranian power utility official, that the shutdown could result in blackouts but also that it would only last for three to four days. According to Russia's Sputnik, which cited Iranian Press TV, the Bushehr plant was shut down four days ago, and it had already caused a power shortage of some 1,000 MW. Earlier this year, an official from Iran's Atomic Energy Organization warned…