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ARMENIAN NUKE STATION TO BE READY FOR RECONSTRUCTION STOP BY SPRING 2017 - MINISTER
YEREVAN, February 18. /ARKA/. Preparations for ceasing operations at
the Armenian Metsamor nuclear power plant for reconstruction purposes
will be completed by spring 2017, minister of energy and natural
resources Yervand Zakharyan said at a meeting in the nuke station
on Tuesday.
Under the respective loan agreements between the Russian and the
Armenian governments, Armenia is obliged to ensure smooth suspension
by spring 2017, the minister said.
According to the agreement signed in Moscow on February 5,
Russia extends a $270 million loan and a grant of $30 million for
reconstruction and extension of the service live of the nuke station.
The loan will be provided under soft terms for 15 years and at a 3%
per annum rate.
The preparatory works will be carried out mainly by Rusatom Service
closed joint stock company, the minister said as cited by the press
office. The respective framework agreement with the company is to be
signed soon.
During the meeting, the nuke station management reported about measures
implemented so far and the action plan for 2015. Measures to raise
safety level at the nuclear power unit were presented in detail.
Armenia plans also to build a new power unit at the nuke station
with capacity of 1,000 megawatt. The start of the construction is
scheduled for 2018-2019. Russia says it is ready to meet part of the
construction expenditures and provide the so-called 'nuclear island'
in particular. Other costs are expected to be paid from support funds
from various countries.
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. The Armenian government said earlier it wants
to build a new facility that is supposed to operate at twice the
capacity of the Soviet-constructed facility. Metsamor currently
generates some 40 percent of Armenia's electricity. The construction
of the new facility is estimated as much as $5 billion.-0-
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From: A. Papazian
YEREVAN, February 18. /ARKA/. Preparations for ceasing operations at
the Armenian Metsamor nuclear power plant for reconstruction purposes
will be completed by spring 2017, minister of energy and natural
resources Yervand Zakharyan said at a meeting in the nuke station
on Tuesday.
Under the respective loan agreements between the Russian and the
Armenian governments, Armenia is obliged to ensure smooth suspension
by spring 2017, the minister said.
According to the agreement signed in Moscow on February 5,
Russia extends a $270 million loan and a grant of $30 million for
reconstruction and extension of the service live of the nuke station.
The loan will be provided under soft terms for 15 years and at a 3%
per annum rate.
The preparatory works will be carried out mainly by Rusatom Service
closed joint stock company, the minister said as cited by the press
office. The respective framework agreement with the company is to be
signed soon.
During the meeting, the nuke station management reported about measures
implemented so far and the action plan for 2015. Measures to raise
safety level at the nuclear power unit were presented in detail.
Armenia plans also to build a new power unit at the nuke station
with capacity of 1,000 megawatt. The start of the construction is
scheduled for 2018-2019. Russia says it is ready to meet part of the
construction expenditures and provide the so-called 'nuclear island'
in particular. Other costs are expected to be paid from support funds
from various countries.
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. The Armenian government said earlier it wants
to build a new facility that is supposed to operate at twice the
capacity of the Soviet-constructed facility. Metsamor currently
generates some 40 percent of Armenia's electricity. The construction
of the new facility is estimated as much as $5 billion.-0-
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From: A. Papazian