It’s time to re-evaluate the country’s first technical resource, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Armen Movsisyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter commenting on the decision of constructing a new Nuclear Power Plant in Armenia. The exact date of terminating operation of the old bloc and launching the new one is not yet specified, he noted.
As regards location of new energy bloc, it will be situated in the same square as the old construction.
New nuclear power plant will fully comply with international security and environmental standards and be economically more cost-effective, Minister said.
In an October 27 session, National Assembly adopted draft law “On Construction New Nuclear Power Plant in Armenia”. The bill passed in the third reading envisages construction of nuclear power plant with 1.2 thousand Mwt power. The plant whose construction will cost $ 4-5 billion will be handed over for operation for the term of 60 years.
Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP) is situated in Metsamor (about 30 km. south-west of Yerevan). Launched in 1976, it currently has one operating bloc with 407.5 Mwt power(2nd bloc). According to specialists’ estimations, ANPP can operate till 2016.
