RUSSIA GOING TO FINANCE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW NPP IN ARMENIA?

PanARMENIAN.Net
30.04.2007 16:03 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russia is ready to fully finance construction of a
new Nuclear Power Plant in Armenia, IA Regnum reports with a reference
to a source in the Armenian government. Some agreements were achieved
during the recent visit of Sergey Kiriyenko, the head of the Russia’s
Federal Atomic Energy Agency (Rosatom) to Yerevan. Russia will be a
joint owner of the new Armenian NPP, according to the source. Russia’s
share in abuilding NPPs in foreign states may make from 5% to 20-30%.

Kiriyenko said Russia is ready to send specialists for the works to
be carried out. The Armenian authorities are planning to build a new
NPP, since the republic has no other alternative after the closing
of the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant.

At a meeting with the students of the Yerevan State University RA
President Robert Kocharian said Armenia should have atomic energy
and works are carried out in this direction.

Some $240 million is essential to close the ANPP whose operation
term expires in 2016. However, with joining the European Neighborhood
Policy, Armenia undertook to close the NPP in the shortest terms.