Monday, March 6 2023 18:15

ArmInfo.RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited "Armenian Nuclear Power Plant" CJSC to get  acquainted with Performance report 2022 of ANPP.

As the press service of the RA PM reports, Deputy Prime Ministers  Mher Grigoryan and Tigran Khachatryan, Minister of Territorial  Administration and Infrastructure Gnel Sanosyan, Head of the State  Supervision Service Romanos Petrosyan, Deputy Chief of Staff of the  Prime Minister Bagrat Badalyan, Deputy Minister of Finance Vahan  Sirunyan, Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and  Infrastructure Hakob Vardanyan, First Deputy Chairman of the Armenian  Nuclear Regulatory Authority Khachatur Khachikyan, the management  staff of "ANPP" CJSC headed by General Director Eduard Martirosyan,  other officials participated in the consultation.  The management  staff of the Armenian NPP presented a report and the works carried  out in 2022. It was noted that the operation period of the 2nd power  unit of the NPP expired in 2016, and thanks to the large- scale  modernization works, the operation period of the power unit was  extended by 10 years. As a result, for the first time since 1995, the  nuclear power plant is working at 100 percent thermal capacity,  instead of 92 percent.

It was reported that the program of double extension of the operation  period of the 2nd power unit is in progress. the works will be  carried out in 2023-2026, the concept of double extension of the  operation period was developed and agreed with the Nuclear Safety  Regulatory Committee, the Government's draft decision is also ready,  with which the process will start. As a result, it is expected that  the 2nd power unit of the Armenian NPP will be able to operate safely  until 2036.

Information was provided on the human resources and financial and  economic indicators of "ANPP" CJSC.  There was also a reference to  the strategic prospects of the Armenian energy sector, which  envisaged development of low-carbon energy production through  renewable and nuclear power generation until 2040.  In this context,  international leading experience was presented.

After the presentation of the report, an exchange of ideas took  place. Future activities related with the further operation of the  Armenian NPP, including the double extension of the operation period  of power unit No. 2, the construction of a new power unit,  professional training of personnel, international cooperation and  other issues became the subject of discussion.

In the context of the development of the Armenian energy sector, the  Prime Minister emphasized the consistent work towards the safe and  reliable operation of the nuclear power plant and the continuous  improvement of management efficiency.

The Head of the Government also toured the territory of the nuclear  power plant, got acquainted with the overhauled systems and equipment  in the technological chain of electricity production, including the  modernization works of the block's control panel, information and  computing, as well as other systems that ensure the safe operation of  the plant.