SAFETY LEVEL OF ARMENIAN NPP CORRESPONDS TO INTERNATIONAL REQUIREMENTS: IAEA ESTIMATION

YEREVAN, MAY 5. ARMINFO. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
considers that the safety level of Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
corresponds to international requirements, informed Head of Armenian
State atom-inspection department Ashot Martirossyan at today’s briefing
at the government.

In his words, IAEA experts made this conclusion during the 3rd regular
meeting of Agency’s member-countries Apr 18-22. Martirossyan added
that IAEA offered to speed up the process of realization of actions
on increase of Armenia’s NPP safety level. About 10 large-scale
measures are conducted annually, he noted. According to IAEA program
approved in 1994 Armenia has undertaken to conduct 52 such measures
till 2010. To note, IAEA has allotted Armenia more than $3 mln as a
technical assistance since 1994. -r-

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress