Another is that Iran's Russian-built reactor at Bushehr is due to start working in October.
Iran's seismological centre in Bushehr province, linked to Tehran University, registered the quake at a magnitude of 6.1.
In 1992, Russia agreed to complete a nuclear reactor at Bushehr which had been abandoned by German companies.
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Shahpour Rostami, the deputy governor of Bushehr province, told state TV that rescue teams have been deployed to Shonbeh.
In the test at the Bushehr nuclear power plant, "dummy" fuel rods were used, so no nuclear reaction began.
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The Iranian government has acknowledged a breach of the computer system at Bushehr.
Iran says it needs enriched uranium for its Bushehr nuclear power plant to generate electricity, and to produce medical isotopes.
The quake struck 90km (60 miles) south of the country's only nuclear power station in Bushehr, the US Geological Survey (USGS) says.
On April 9, a magnitude-6.3 earthquake hit southern Iran, near the Bushehr nuclear-power plant, killing 37 people and injuring more than 800.
On April 9th a 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit southern Iran, near the Bushehr nuclear-power plant, killing 37 people and injuring more than 800.
State-run Press TV reported that the network has spoken to officials at the Bushehr plant and that there were no problems there.
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Soon after that, the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear reactor in Iran began operations.
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Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, insisted this week that Bushehr would go ahead.
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All of the Bushehr plant's systems will be tested, including its main units, auxiliary peripheral systems and initial circuits, ISNA said, quoting Khazaneh.
Russia, on the other hand, has stalled the completion of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, which was started by the Germans in 1975.
Siemens started building the Bushehr plant in 1975, but quickly abandoned the project after the Islamic revolution took place in Iran four years later.
Bushehr's governor Fereydun Hasanvand told Iranian television that of those wounded, 750 had "minor injuries" and the rest had been sent to provincial hospitals.
Bushehr, Iran which was started back in 1974 with German assistance.
Russia now wants new inspection rules in place before delivering nuclear fuel to the power plant it is building at Bushehr, on the Persian Gulf.
Bushehr official Mahmud Ja'fari told Iranian state TV that the power plant was designed to withstand 8.0-magnitude earthquakes, and that "the plant is operating as usual".
Iran is determined to develop nuclear energy and has a contract with Russia to finish a half-built, German-designed nuclear-power plant in the port of Bushehr on the Persian Gulf.
In the past, Russia has allayed western fears by belittling Iran's nuclear expertise, and drawing attention to an agreement whereby Russia would take back used fuel from the reactor at Bushehr.
Bushehr is likely to produce over 8 billion kWhrs of electricity each year, replacing quite a bit of natural gas capacity, and allowing that much more natural gas to be exported at a profit.
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The report said the earthquake struck the town of Kaki some 96 kilometers (60 miles) southeast of Bushehr, a town on the Persian Gulf that is home of Iran's first nuclear power plant, built with Russian help.
Seismologists said the quake struck at 16:22 (11:52 GMT) at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles) near the town of Kaki, south of Bushehr - a Gulf port city that is home to Iran's first and only nuclear power plant.
November also saw Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, Mohammad Khazaee, write to Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to complain about what he said were repeated US violations of Iranian airspace near the Bushehr power station, describing them as "illegal and provocative acts".
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