New generator and turbine to be installed at Armenian NPP
12.10.2016,
17:51
Areg Galstyan, Armenia’s Deputy Minister of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources, said today that a new, more powerful generator and a turbine will be installed on the second power unit of the Armenian nuclear power plant as part of a program to extend the service life of the facility for another 10 years.
YEREVAN, October 12. /ARKA/. Areg Galstyan, Armenia’s Deputy Minister of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources, said today that a new, more powerful generator and a turbine will be installed on the second power unit of the Armenian nuclear power plant as part of a program to extend the service life of the facility for another 10 years.
Speaking at a gathering of nuclear energy officials representing several former Soviet republics making the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Yerevan, Galstyan said the government will spend a portion of a loan received for the program to buy a new generator and a turbine instead of earlier planned repair.
"Replacing the turbine and the generator will enable us to reach a higher rate of efficiency, and also increase the production of electricity," - said Galstyan.
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.
Armenian authorities said they will build a new nuclear power plant to replace the aging facility. The new plant is supposed to operate at twice the capacity of the Soviet-constructed facility. The plant currently generates some 35 percent of Armenia's electricity.
In March 2014, Armenian government decided to extend the plant’s service life because of delay in building a new unit. The service life extension has become possible thanks to Russia’s financial resources. The country will provide $270 million to Armenia as loan and $30 million in grants. --0----
Speaking at a gathering of nuclear energy officials representing several former Soviet republics making the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Yerevan, Galstyan said the government will spend a portion of a loan received for the program to buy a new generator and a turbine instead of earlier planned repair.
"Replacing the turbine and the generator will enable us to reach a higher rate of efficiency, and also increase the production of electricity," - said Galstyan.
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.
Armenian authorities said they will build a new nuclear power plant to replace the aging facility. The new plant is supposed to operate at twice the capacity of the Soviet-constructed facility. The plant currently generates some 35 percent of Armenia's electricity.
In March 2014, Armenian government decided to extend the plant’s service life because of delay in building a new unit. The service life extension has become possible thanks to Russia’s financial resources. The country will provide $270 million to Armenia as loan and $30 million in grants. --0----
