SERIOUS EXPERT WORK UNDERWAY TO DECIDE FATE OF ARMENIAN ATOMIC ENERGY

YEREVAN, APRIL 28, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the Armenian president
Robert Kocharian, serious expert work on the fate of Armenia’s atomic
energy is underway and some practical steps will be taken in this
direction in 2008-2009.

During his April 27 meeting with students and teaching staff
of Yerevan State University (YSU), the president considered it
desirable to construct a new nuclear power plant based on the existing
infrastructures and new technologies. However, in his words, it is
necessary to determine the amount needed and examine its effect on
the tariff policy. R. Kocharian said that in 2012-2013, active work
will be carried out to build a new nuclear power plant or modernize
the operating one.