  Energy Ministry: security level at Armenian NPP exceeds that of Fukushima May 11, 2011 - 18:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The security level at Armenian NPP exceeds that of Fukushima, Armenian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources said. As Armen Movsesyan stated in the parliament, Armenian NPP is the only nuclear station in the world complete with natural circulation regime allowing for reactor cooling within 72 hours even without a forced circulation. As he pointed, out, based on information about NPP-related emergency situations worldwide, Armenian NPP develops a plan of actions to provide the power station safety.   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 Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
