Russia expects to become co-owner of NPPs in Armenia and Bulgaria

PanARMENIAN.Net - CEO of RosAtom state-run corporation Sergey Kiriyenko said that Russia expects to become a co-owner of a nuclear power plant in Armenia.

RosAtom launches “new instruments”, which have not been applied earlier, Kiriyenko told journalists in Moscow. He also noted that the corporation’s contract for construction of a nuclear power plant in Turkey is unique. “For the first time ever we will be an owner of a nuclear power plant in another country – we will not only construct it, but will own and operate it for 60 years as well,” Kiriyenko said.

He added that negotiations at a similar level are conducted also with other countries, including Armenia and Bulgaria, EnergoNews reported.

“We expect not only to construct a nuclear power plant, but also to become an investor,” he said, adding that Russia intends to join a new investment package with the Bulgarian government, envisaging construction of a nuclear power plant in Belene.