ArmInfo. Armenia's Vice-Premier Mher Grigoryan hosted a delegation led by Mr Justin Friedman, Senior Advisor in the Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation. Attending the meeting was also U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Kristina Kvien.
Mr Grigoryan briefed the U.S. delegation on Armenia's energy challenges and highlighted the importance of Armenia's involvement in the regional energy projects.
The sides discussed cooperation in nuclear energy and exchanged views on the global human capital development trends, high technologies and reforms in Armenia.
This June, Armenia's premier signed a decree forming an interagency commission to discuss issues of construction of a new nuclear power plant.
The Committee on Nuclear Safety Regulation of the Republic of Armenia and the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission signed an expanded Cooperative Arrangement on the exchange of technical information and cooperation on nuclear safety matters in Washington, USA, on March 14, 2023.
Maria Longi, Coordinator for U.S. Assistance to Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia, stated that in a number of countries, including Armenia, the U.S. was assessing the feasibility of small modular nuclear reactors built with US technology that could facilitate greater energy independence from both Russia and China.
Armenia's Premier Nikol Pashinyan stated that small modular nuclear reactors with a capacity of 70 MW enable the existing capacities to be gradually built up.
