$90 SAFETY ENHANCEMENT WORK CARRIED OUT AT ARMENIAN NPP SINCE RESTART
ARKA
Dec 2, 2008
YEREVAN, December 2. /ARKA/. Safety enhancement work to the amount of
about $90mln has been carried out at the Armenian nuclear-power plant
(NPP) since it was restarted.
"We would like to express our gratitude to all the governments that
have been rendering assistance to Armenia in enhancing the safety of
the operating power unit since it was restarted, rap RESIDENT Serge
Sargsyan stated at the opening the 10th meeting of the RA Presidential
Council for Nuclear Power Safety.
The RA President expressed his appreciation of the IAEA’s activities
to coordinate the work carried out as part of international technical
aid, particularly the implementation of technical measures to enhance
the NPP safety.
President Sargsyan also reminded those present of the third working
meeting held jointly with the IAEA and the RA Ministry of Energy and
Natural Resources this September.
"The meeting analyzed the work done and clarified the priority
measures," S. Sargsyan said.
The Armenian NPP was reconnected to the country’s power grid after
a major repair on November 17.
In September 2003, the INTER RAO EES CJSC owned by the Rosatom
state-owned company became trust manager of the Armenian NPP. The
contract will be in effect until 2013.