Nuclear power plant to be halted for refueling

ARMENPRESS

NUCLEAR POWER PLANT TO BE HALTED FOR REFUELING

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS: Armenian nuclear
power plant in Metzamor will be halted on October 15
for a recurrent refueling and maintenance.
Aram Gevorkian, head of the atomic energy
department of the energy ministry, said the refueling
and maintenance are expected to take 45 days.
In January-August this year the nuclear power plant
produced almost 2 billion kilowatt/hour electricity or
48 percent of all power generated by Armenian power
plants.