Russia's state nuclear corporation, Rosatom, could begin returning specialists to Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Iran starting in mid-July provided the situation in the area around the plant remains calm.

Axar.az reports, citing TASS, that the announcement was made by the Chief Executive Officer of Russia’s state corporation, Alexey Likhachev.

"The situation at the Bushehr NPP is currently calm. Therefore, if it remains unchanged, we will begin restoring staffing levels starting in mid-July," he told reporters on the sidelines of the Innoprom forum in Yekaterinburg.

The schedule and procedures for the return of Russian specialists have been coordinated with security agencies, the chief executive added.