Armenia, U.S. to cooperate in nuclear energy, including small modular  reactors

ArmInfo.  Twenty days after the signing of the Armenian- American documents in Washington, the RA government shared them on its Facebook page on August 29.

It should be noted that one of such documents was the memorandum  between the governments of Armenia and the US in  energy security.  The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding is to collaborate  towards the improvement of the resilience of Armenia's energy system,  including through the alignment of Armenia's energy sector  regulations and market standards with international best practices,  and facilitation of Armenia's transition to a low-carbon,  competitive, and internationally integrated energy economy.

The Parties intend to respond to Armenia's energy sector  priorities,   including  encouraging private sector investment, increasing civil  nuclear energy cooperation, advancing protection for critical energy  assets, and strengthening  energy resilience and independence of  critical and social infrastructure, fostering regional cooperation  and cross-border energy trade opportunities. The Parties will also  focus their efforts on supporting skills development and capacity  building in Armenia's energy sector workforce. The Parties intend to  cooperate in a number of areas, including:  civil nuclear energy  cooperation, including  small modular reactor technologies, promoting  investments to bolster Armenia's critical energy infrastructure,  including in the development of battery energy storage stations for  renewable energy, promoting investments to modernize Armenia's  electricity transmission and distribution grids, and enhancing  cybersecurity of Armenia's energy infrastructure, including through  technical assistance.