ArmInfo. Russia is offering Armenia a wide range of nuclear power units - from large reactors to small modular NPPs. Russian Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin announced this during a meeting with the management of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant on May 14.
"As far as I know, the Russian side has proposed options for the entire range, including detailed justification and considerations for implementation of both large reactors and for small modular stations. And there is no need to say that Russia has unique jurisdiction here, with a floating station already in operation," the diplomat said.
According to the Ambassador, a more comprehensive proposal would be for the Armenian side to accept the proposal for a large-capacity unit. "We are ready for different options, depending on the choice of the Armenian side. And there are no questions here," Sergey Kopyrkin noted.
In October of last year, the director of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant Movses Vardanyan reported that, according to the current situation, only the Russian side has submitted a proposal to construct a new station. The initiative package consists of 11 volumes. The director of the ANPP emphasized that there is a comprehensive plan in place for the location of the new NPP, allowing for the construction of two 1200 MW units. The cost of the first unit will be slightly higher than the second unit. Vardanyan noted that the issue of cooling water for the reactor could be addressed by constructing 4 cooling towers, each 220 meters tall for the first unit and for the second unit. If the decision is made, a significant amount of construction materials produced domestically will be required.
