 A Russian–Iranian intergovernmental outline for construction and operation of two reactor units at Bushehr was signed on 25 August 1992.Two years later, Russian specialists toured the site for the first time to assess the damage done to the partially complete plant by the passage of time and by air raids during the Iran–Iraq War.The final contract between Iran and Russia's Ministry for Atomic Energy (Minatom) was signed on 8 January 1995.