Yerevan has started the fourth technical summit on security of the Armenian nuclear power plant. Officials of the IAEA, U.S., AOSA, Russia and the Czech Republic are attending the meeting. It will continue until September 4. Armenian Minister for Energy and Natural Resources Yervand Zakharyan emphasized the importance of the meeting and expressed hope that the IAEA would support exploitation of the power plant until 2026, Armenia Today reports.The minister reminded that the decision to extend the lifespan of the energy block by 10 years had been made in 2013, when inability to pay for construction of a new energy block had become obvious. Zakharyan added that a deal was sign with Russia’s Rosatom to realize the initiative.Miroslav Lipar of the IAEA expressed amazement with the number of attendants at the forum and emphasized that modernization of the Armenian nuclear power plant would need big finances and assistance of IAEA member-states.
Yerevan has started the fourth technical summit on security of the Armenian nuclear power plant. Officials of the IAEA, U.S., AOSA, Russia and the Czech Republic are attending the meeting. It will continue until September 4. Armenian Minister for Energy and Natural Resources Yervand Zakharyan emphasized the importance of the meeting and expressed hope that the IAEA would support exploitation of the power plant until 2026, Armenia Today reports.
The minister reminded that the decision to extend the lifespan of the energy block by 10 years had been made in 2013, when the inability to pay for the construction of a new energy block had become obvious. Zakharyan added that a deal has been signed with Russia’s Rosatom to realize the initiative.
Miroslav Lipar of the IAEA expressed amazement at the number of attendees at the forum and emphasized that modernization of the Armenian nuclear power plant would require big finances and the assistance of IAEA member-states.
