Russia, Belarus resolve nuclear power plant issues: officialJune 3, 2014 - 10:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia and Belarus have resolved all controversial issues that hampered construction of the first nuclear power plant in Belarus, Russia's nuclear chief Sergei Kirienko said Monday, June 2, according to RIA Novosti. The Ostrovets power plant is being built by Russia’s Atomstroyexport company, a subsidiary of state-owned nuclear energy corporation Rosatom, under a contract signed in July 2012. The project is expected to be completed in July 2020. “We have settled all disputes over the work of Russian organizations [involved in the project] and agreed that nothing should be sacrificed,” Kirienko, head of Rosatom, said at a meeting with Prime Minster Dmitry Medvedev. Kirienko said that the construction of two reactors with capacity of 1,200 MWe each is going ahead of schedule. “The first unit is a month ahead of schedule, while the second is about 4-5 months ahead,” he said. Belarus’s first MPP is to have two nuclear reactors, with the first one to be completed by 2017. The turnkey contract reportedly costs some $10 billion. The NPP is being built close to the Lithuanian border, just 50 kilometers away from the capital Vilnius, which has led to heightened concerns of the country’s government. Photo: RIA Novosti 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |