President Sargsyan receives chief of Rosatom state corporation Sergei Kirienko
26.10.2009,
23:25
President Serzh Sargsyan received last Friday the Executive Director of the Russian Rosatom state corporation Sergei Kirienko.
YEREVAN, October 26, /ARKA/. President Serzh Sargsyan received last Friday the Executive Director of the Russian Rosatom state corporation Sergei Kirienko.
The two sides discussed issues related to the Armenian-Russian cooperation in the area of atomic energy, the presidential press office reported. They noted that all the agreements reached during the September 2008 meeting in Yerevan were being implemented. Serzh Sargsyan expressed satisfaction with the high level of relations with the Russian Federation.
President Sargsyan and Sergei Kirienko hailed the advanced level of cooperation in the area of atomic energy and programs aimed at its further deepening and expressed confidence that the implementation of the ongoing projects would allow Armenia to strengthen its role as an energy exporting country.
Speaking about the Armenian nuclear power station, the Director of Rosatom noted that it is in an excellent condition; all the security and safe functioning measures are being observed.
The parties discussed also steps being taken for the construction of the power station’s new block, geological explorations of the uranium mines, and spoke about the programs envisaged for the next year.
Armenian authorities said they will build a new nuclear power plant to replace the aging Metsamor plant.
The new plant will operate at twice the capacity of the older, Soviet-constructed facility, which is 30 kilometers west of the capital, Yerevan. Metsamor currently generates some 40 percent of Armenia's electricity. Australian company Worley Parsons has been selected to manage the project.
The Armenian government has yet to attract funding for the project that was estimated by a U.S.-funded feasibility study to cost at as much as $5 billion. -0-
The two sides discussed issues related to the Armenian-Russian cooperation in the area of atomic energy, the presidential press office reported. They noted that all the agreements reached during the September 2008 meeting in Yerevan were being implemented. Serzh Sargsyan expressed satisfaction with the high level of relations with the Russian Federation.
President Sargsyan and Sergei Kirienko hailed the advanced level of cooperation in the area of atomic energy and programs aimed at its further deepening and expressed confidence that the implementation of the ongoing projects would allow Armenia to strengthen its role as an energy exporting country.
Speaking about the Armenian nuclear power station, the Director of Rosatom noted that it is in an excellent condition; all the security and safe functioning measures are being observed.
The parties discussed also steps being taken for the construction of the power station’s new block, geological explorations of the uranium mines, and spoke about the programs envisaged for the next year.
Armenian authorities said they will build a new nuclear power plant to replace the aging Metsamor plant.
The new plant will operate at twice the capacity of the older, Soviet-constructed facility, which is 30 kilometers west of the capital, Yerevan. Metsamor currently generates some 40 percent of Armenia's electricity. Australian company Worley Parsons has been selected to manage the project.
The Armenian government has yet to attract funding for the project that was estimated by a U.S.-funded feasibility study to cost at as much as $5 billion. -0-
