Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) to get acquainted with its's 2022 activity report, the Prime Minister's office reported.
Nikol Pashinyan was reported that the design period of operation of power unit No. 2 of the Armenian NPP expired in 2016, but thanks to the large-scale modernization work, the operation period of this power unit has been extended by 10 years. As a result, for the first time since 1995, the nuclear power plant works at 100% thermal capacity, instead of 92%.
It was reported that the project of double extension of the operation period of power unit is in progress. The work will be carried out in 2023-2026. As a result, the 2nd power unit of the Armenian NPP is expected to operate safely until 2036.
