ARMENIAM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT TO BE PUT INTO OPERATION AGAIN IN LATE NOVEMBER

Noyan Tapan

Se p 11, 2008

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 11, NOYAN TAPAN. The refuelling and major repairs of
the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP) will finish in late November,
after which it will be again connected to the power grid of Armenia. It
is envisaged to implement work of about 8 million dollars allocated
by donor countries, the RA minister of energy and natural resources
Armen Movsisian said on September 11.

According to him, a three-month shutdown in the nuclear power
plant’s operation is conditioned by the fact that the indicated
activities are being done in parallel. Major repairs of ANPP are done
every three years, while refuelling is done every year and lasts 45
days. Maintenance repairs at the expense of ANPP resources will also
be implemented until late November.