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Belarusian Telegraph Agency, Belarus
May 15 2013
Armenian atomic scientists invited to Belarus for experience sharing
15.05.2013 09:49
YEREVAN, 15 May (BelTA) - Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko
invited Armenian atomic scientists to Belarus for sharing experience
in the use and safe operation of nuclear power plants as he visited
the Armenian nuclear power plant on 14 May, BelTA has learnt.
`We need a dozen of qualified specialists that are ready to share
their experience with Belarus,' Alexander Lukashenko said.
According to the President, Belarus is following the path of the
latest technology development. The launch of its satellite and the
construction of a nuclear power plant testify to the fact.
Earlier in Yerevan the sides had signed an intergovernmental agreement
on information sharing and cooperation in nuclear security and
radiation protection.
Alexander Lukashenko visited the second reactor of the Armenian
nuclear power plant, got familiar with the operation of the station
and saw a number of process plants.
Today the nuclear power plant generates about 40% of electricity
consumed in Armenia. The plant was put into operation in 1976. It
includes two generating units of the Russian design VVER-440 with the
total output of 815MW. The first generating unit was placed into
service in 1976, the second was commissioned in 1980. The nuclear
power plant survived the 1988 earthquake in Spitak and continued its
full operation.
In August 2010 Russia and Armenia signed an agreement on the
construction of a new generating unit at the Armenian nuclear power
plant with a 1060MW reactor and a 60-year service. The main designer
and general contractor of the project is Russia's Atomenergoproekt.
The construction of the third generating unit will be launched in
2014-2015.
Director General of the Armenian nuclear power plant Gagik Markosyan
believes that without diversification of energy resources it is
impossible to ensure security of energy supply in the country, and
that nuclear energy is one of the most important steps in addressing
this task. As for the Belarusian NPP project, the Armenian official
expressed confidence that the station would comply with the
present-day security requirements.
http://news.belta.by/en/news/president?id=715019
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
May 15 2013
Armenian atomic scientists invited to Belarus for experience sharing
15.05.2013 09:49
YEREVAN, 15 May (BelTA) - Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko
invited Armenian atomic scientists to Belarus for sharing experience
in the use and safe operation of nuclear power plants as he visited
the Armenian nuclear power plant on 14 May, BelTA has learnt.
`We need a dozen of qualified specialists that are ready to share
their experience with Belarus,' Alexander Lukashenko said.
According to the President, Belarus is following the path of the
latest technology development. The launch of its satellite and the
construction of a nuclear power plant testify to the fact.
Earlier in Yerevan the sides had signed an intergovernmental agreement
on information sharing and cooperation in nuclear security and
radiation protection.
Alexander Lukashenko visited the second reactor of the Armenian
nuclear power plant, got familiar with the operation of the station
and saw a number of process plants.
Today the nuclear power plant generates about 40% of electricity
consumed in Armenia. The plant was put into operation in 1976. It
includes two generating units of the Russian design VVER-440 with the
total output of 815MW. The first generating unit was placed into
service in 1976, the second was commissioned in 1980. The nuclear
power plant survived the 1988 earthquake in Spitak and continued its
full operation.
In August 2010 Russia and Armenia signed an agreement on the
construction of a new generating unit at the Armenian nuclear power
plant with a 1060MW reactor and a 60-year service. The main designer
and general contractor of the project is Russia's Atomenergoproekt.
The construction of the third generating unit will be launched in
2014-2015.
Director General of the Armenian nuclear power plant Gagik Markosyan
believes that without diversification of energy resources it is
impossible to ensure security of energy supply in the country, and
that nuclear energy is one of the most important steps in addressing
this task. As for the Belarusian NPP project, the Armenian official
expressed confidence that the station would comply with the
present-day security requirements.
http://news.belta.by/en/news/president?id=715019
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress