  IAEA, EU provide assistance for increasing safety of Armenian NPP January 26, 2011 - 17:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chief Engineer of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Movses Vardanyan stated that Turkish media reports saying that many international organizations, including IAEA and EU, demand closure of the Armenian NPP are untrue. According to Turkish political analyst, head of TURKSAM think tank Sinan Ogan, “Metsamor nuclear power plant operating on Armenia’s territory poses a threat to the entire region, but first of all to Turkey.” “These are Turkey’s statements, while the IAEA and EU provide assistance for increasing safety of the Armenian NPP,” Movses Vardanyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. The Armenian NPP was commissioned in 1976. Currently, only its second unit with a capacity of 407.5 MWatt operates. According to specialists, the NPP can be exploited until 2016.   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 U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west  Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow.Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for childrenMoscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said.Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |
