New nuclear energy blocks will be built in Armenia
The European Commission will provide funding for the second part of the 2009 nuclear security plan of actions costing a total of 11,000,000 euros.
New nuclear energy blocks will be built in Armenia
The RA Government has given consent to the proposal to sign an agreement on cooperation for constuction of new nuclear energy blocks in Armenia between the governments of the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation.
The government had previously given consent to furnishing the new nuclear energy block with Russia's water energetic reactor station, as well as to create an Armenian-Russian "Metsamorenergaatom" CJSC open to other investors.
As reported by the Government's press service, during the session the government gave consent to the proposal to sign an agreement to provide funding for the second part of the 2009 plan of actions for nuclear security between the RA Government and the Commission of European Communities.
The European Commission will provide funding for the second part of the 2009 nuclear security plan of actions costing a total of 11,000,000 euros. It is expected that the security of Metsamor's atomic station's security will be sufficient until its closing after the program implementation. In addition, a strategy for nuclear waste management will be developed, as is foreseen in the 2009-2011 list of events that ensures the Armenia-EU Plan of Actions of the European Neighborhood Policy by the 2009 May 6 presidential decree.
