May 11, 2011 - 18:22 AMT
Energy Ministry: security level at Armenian NPP exceeds that of Fukushima

The security level at Armenian NPP exceeds that of Fukushima, Armenian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources said.

As Armen Movsesyan stated in the parliament, Armenian NPP is the only nuclear station in the world complete with natural circulation regime allowing for reactor cooling within 72 hours even without a forced circulation.

As he pointed, out, based on information about NPP-related emergency situations worldwide, Armenian NPP develops a plan of actions to provide the power station safety.