ARMENIA TO USE ATOMIC POWER FOR PEACEFUL PURPOSES
PanARMENIAN.Net
02.12.2008 16:53 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met Tuesday with
chairman of the RA Nuclear Energy Safety Council Adolf Birkhofen
(Germany), the RA leader’s press office told PanARMENIAN.Net.
The President appreciated highly Mr. Birkhofen’s efforts for safe
exploitation of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP) and thanked
him for the work he has been doing for 12 years already.
"Energy issues are always in the limelight of the Armenian government,"
President Sargsyan said, adding that Armenia is willing to use the
atomic power for peaceful purposes and to build new hydroelectric
power plants.
For his part, Mr. Birkhofen said, "You can be proud of the work
done during the past years for secure operation of the NPP. Owing
to the efforts and knowledge of your government, the NPP has been
fully renovated. It is highly secure, as compared to the other NPPs
throughout the globe."