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SECURITY LEVEL AT ARMENIAN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IS ENCOURAGING, STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL
YEREVAN, April 7. / ARKA /. The security level at the Armenian nuclear
power plant is very encouraging, Jeffrey Adlam, , head of the US
department of state unit combating nuclear terrorism, said in an
interview with the Armenian Service of the RFE/RL.
A delegation headed by Adlam met in Yerevan April 3-4, 2014 with
Armenian authorities to discuss ways to further strengthen cooperation
to counter nuclear smuggling.
"These discussions continued the ongoing bilateral cooperation
initiated in December 2007 to advance Armenia's capabilities to
prevent, detect, and respond to nuclear and other radioactive material
smuggling incidents," the U.S. embassy said in a statement.
"We are very pleased with the security level at the Armenian Nuclear
Power Plant that uses low-enriched uranium, which is under very strict
control," Adlam said.
The US embassy news release said cited a plan of joint U.S.-Armenian
actions on nuclear nonproliferation signed in 2008.
"Within this framework, both sides shared information on current
nuclear smuggling threats and trends, and discussed best practices in
the areas of nuclear detection, nuclear forensics, law enforcement
investigations, and other tools to prevent, detect, and respond to
incidents of nuclear smuggling," it said.
Jeffrey Adlam said that during his visit to Yerevan he suggested that
the U.S. side could conduct training for Armenian law enforcement
agencies and help create a special laboratory to be used in the fight
against nuclear smuggling.
The Metsamor plant located some 30 kilometers west of Yerevan, was
built in the 1970s but was closed following a devastating earthquake
in 1988 that killed some 25,000 people and devastated much of northern
Armenia.
One of the plant's two VVER 440-V230 light-water reactors was
reactivated in 1995. In 2013 the government of Armenia decided to
extend the service life of the facility which accounts for around 40
percent of produced power until 2026 - See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/economy/security_level_at_armenian_nuclear_power_plant_is_ encouraging_state_department_official/#sthash.1Ek9TwR4.dpuf
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
YEREVAN, April 7. / ARKA /. The security level at the Armenian nuclear
power plant is very encouraging, Jeffrey Adlam, , head of the US
department of state unit combating nuclear terrorism, said in an
interview with the Armenian Service of the RFE/RL.
A delegation headed by Adlam met in Yerevan April 3-4, 2014 with
Armenian authorities to discuss ways to further strengthen cooperation
to counter nuclear smuggling.
"These discussions continued the ongoing bilateral cooperation
initiated in December 2007 to advance Armenia's capabilities to
prevent, detect, and respond to nuclear and other radioactive material
smuggling incidents," the U.S. embassy said in a statement.
"We are very pleased with the security level at the Armenian Nuclear
Power Plant that uses low-enriched uranium, which is under very strict
control," Adlam said.
The US embassy news release said cited a plan of joint U.S.-Armenian
actions on nuclear nonproliferation signed in 2008.
"Within this framework, both sides shared information on current
nuclear smuggling threats and trends, and discussed best practices in
the areas of nuclear detection, nuclear forensics, law enforcement
investigations, and other tools to prevent, detect, and respond to
incidents of nuclear smuggling," it said.
Jeffrey Adlam said that during his visit to Yerevan he suggested that
the U.S. side could conduct training for Armenian law enforcement
agencies and help create a special laboratory to be used in the fight
against nuclear smuggling.
The Metsamor plant located some 30 kilometers west of Yerevan, was
built in the 1970s but was closed following a devastating earthquake
in 1988 that killed some 25,000 people and devastated much of northern
Armenia.
One of the plant's two VVER 440-V230 light-water reactors was
reactivated in 1995. In 2013 the government of Armenia decided to
extend the service life of the facility which accounts for around 40
percent of produced power until 2026 - See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/economy/security_level_at_armenian_nuclear_power_plant_is_ encouraging_state_department_official/#sthash.1Ek9TwR4.dpuf
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress