  Lithuanian company to upgrade Armenian NPP December 15, 2010 - 15:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lithuanian Baltijos informacinės sistemos company will deal with upgrade of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) next year, the project costing 3.45 million litas, delfi.lt reported. “The Armenian NPP constructed in 1976 lacks a standby emergency shutdown station and post-emergency monitoring system. Our purpose is to introduce these systems so that the NPP meets all modern safety requirements,“ company CEO Kastitis Butkus said. According to him, the project on upgrade of the NPP will bring not only new experience for the company, but will also secure successful development in the CIS countries in future. Baltijos informacinės sistemos is the only company in Lithuania, which deals with monitoring and management systems of nuclear energy. It has upgraded numerous nuclear power plants in Russia.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24  U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |
