April 23, 2003 - 19:24 AMT
ARMENIAN ATOMIC STATION NOT TO RESUME OPERATION BEFORE THIS JUNE
The Armenian Atomic Power Plant will not resume operation up to this June. As press secretary of the ministry of energy of Armenia Lusine Harutyunian told "Arka" agency, further terms of launching the station will depend on the situation at the energy market of Armenia. "Until the running hydroelectric power stations are able to work out the necessary amount of energy, the Atomic Plant will not be launched," - she said. In the press secretary's words, negotiations with Russian Joint Stock Company "Unified Energy System of Russia" to buy fuel are being held at present, L. Harutyunian reported. The Armenian Atomic Power Plant operation is ceased since April 4 current year after the station was cut off from the energy network of the country resulting from fluctuation of parameters in Iran-Armenia high voltage net.