Russia & CIS Energy Newswire
December 6, 2007 Thursday 9:22 PM MSK
Spent fuel from Armyanskaya NPP to be stored in Armenia
YEREVAN Dec 6
Armenia is planning to store spent fuel from the Armyanskaya nuclear
power plant on its own territory, Armenian Energy Minister Armen
Movsisyan said, presenting a strategy for the plant’s shutdown on
Thursday.
A "dry" nuclear waste storage facility has already been built and two
more will be built in future, he said.
At the same time, Movsisyan did not rule out possible deliveries of
spent nuclear fuel to Russia for disposal as an alternative option.
Under the strategy approved by the Armenian government, the
Armyanskaya NPP is due to be shut by 2043. An estimated cost of the
project is 238.75 million euros, of which 52.5 million will be used
to build a radioactive waste burial site.