ArmInfo.Within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding concluded between the HAEK CJSC and Rusatom Overseas JSC, a process of discussing the project for the construction of a new power unit in the territory of the Republic of Armenia has commenced.
This was reported by the press service of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP). According to the source, a regular meeting of the established joint working group was held on June 23, 2022, chaired by the Deputy Minister of the RA Territorial Administration and Infrastructures Hakob Vardanyan. The Russian delegation was headed by Victor Kolesnikov, the project manager, adviser to the president of "REP" JSC. According to the agreement reached at the first meeting, the agenda included discussion of the structure of the preliminary feasibility study (PFS) on high power WWER, the Terms of Reference for the feasibility study performance and approaches to the applicable regulatory technical documents and licensing.
In the course of the discussions, an option of a typical standard WWER unit, with a capacity of 1,000-1,300 MW that has passed all the relevant tests, was considered.
Representatives of the RA Committee for Nuclear Safety Regulation were also present at the meeting, who, having studied the proposals of the Russian party, presented the RA licensing procedure for the design of nuclear installations, site selection, construction and security safeguards.
During the discussions, having received answers to various questions, the parties emphasized the effectiveness of the meeting, which is already a certain significant step in the process of project implementation. It should be reminded that earlier projects for the construction of nuclear power plants with an average capacity of 600 megawatts and small modular stations with a capacity of 50 megawatts were actively discussed in Armenia.
