Armenia to receive EUR 2 million from European Commission for enhancing NPP's safety

YEREVAN, June 29. /ARKA/. The Armenian government approved today a proposal to sign an agreement with the European Commission whereby the latter will provide EUR 2 million for improvement of the safety of the Armenian NPP.

Under the agreement, the amount from the EC is to be spent on the purchase of mobile diesel pumps, which will improve the safety level of the Armenian NPP's Unit 2, increasing the resistance to external signals and improving the management of severe accidents.

The Armenian NPP, the only one in the South Caucasus region, is located near the town of Metsamor, about 30 km west of Yerevan. The plant accounts for about 40% of the total electricity generation. Its service life has been prolonged until 2026, and work on repeated prolongation for another 10 years is in progress.

Armenian government wants to have a new nuclear power plant with a capacity of 1000-1,200 MW to be built in 8-10 years. In 2022, the Armenian government and Rusatom Overseas (a unit of Russian state atomic corporation) signed a MOU to look into construction of a new nuclear power unit in Armenia --0—