Former chief of National Security Service appointed as executive director of Armenian nuclear power plant
12.08.2020,
19:39
Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Suren Papikyan introduced today the newly appointed Executive Director of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant Eduard Martirosyan to the facility's staff.
YEREVAN, August 12. /ARKA/. Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Suren Papikyan introduced today the newly appointed Executive Director of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant Eduard Martirosyan to the facility's staff.
Papikyan said in order to give a new quality to the operation of the plant, the facility had undergone structural changes, and the positions of the executive director and first deputy director were established.
“The NPP plays a significant role in the economy of our country, especially in the energy sector. Taking into account its strategic importance, I hope that Martirosyan's many years of experience in the field of national security will contribute in the best way to increasing the efficiency and reliability of the plant,' Papikyan said.
Martirosyan, in turn, expressed confidence that the trust placed in him will be justified thanks to the well-coordinated work of leading specialists in the field of energy.
Eduard Martirosyan is a graduate of the Transport Faculty of the State Polytechnic University of Armenia. Since 1998 he has been working in the National Security Service. He held the position of Deputy Director for several years. From September 2019 to March 2020 he served as acting Director of the National Security Service. On March 19, 2020, he was appointed head of the agency, but was dismissed on June 8.
The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant is located some 30 kilometers west of Yerevan. It was built in the 1970s but was closed following a devastating earthquake in 1988. One of its two VVER 440-V230 light-water reactors was reactivated in 1995.
In March 2014, Armenian government decided to extend the plant’s service life up to 2026 because of delay in building a new unit. The service life extension has become possible thanks to Russia’s financial resources. The country provided $270 million to Armenia as a loan and $30 million as a grant.
Citing economic considerations, in 2020 June, the Armenian government said it decided to use only 60 percent of the $270 million Russian loan, which made $107 million. The government said it will raise 63 billion drams ($130 million) for that purpose through sale of government bond. -0-
Papikyan said in order to give a new quality to the operation of the plant, the facility had undergone structural changes, and the positions of the executive director and first deputy director were established.
“The NPP plays a significant role in the economy of our country, especially in the energy sector. Taking into account its strategic importance, I hope that Martirosyan's many years of experience in the field of national security will contribute in the best way to increasing the efficiency and reliability of the plant,' Papikyan said.
Martirosyan, in turn, expressed confidence that the trust placed in him will be justified thanks to the well-coordinated work of leading specialists in the field of energy.
Eduard Martirosyan is a graduate of the Transport Faculty of the State Polytechnic University of Armenia. Since 1998 he has been working in the National Security Service. He held the position of Deputy Director for several years. From September 2019 to March 2020 he served as acting Director of the National Security Service. On March 19, 2020, he was appointed head of the agency, but was dismissed on June 8.
The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant is located some 30 kilometers west of Yerevan. It was built in the 1970s but was closed following a devastating earthquake in 1988. One of its two VVER 440-V230 light-water reactors was reactivated in 1995.
In March 2014, Armenian government decided to extend the plant’s service life up to 2026 because of delay in building a new unit. The service life extension has become possible thanks to Russia’s financial resources. The country provided $270 million to Armenia as a loan and $30 million as a grant.
Citing economic considerations, in 2020 June, the Armenian government said it decided to use only 60 percent of the $270 million Russian loan, which made $107 million. The government said it will raise 63 billion drams ($130 million) for that purpose through sale of government bond. -0-
