Armenian NPP to be put through stress test in Apr 2012 October 30, 2011 - 18:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In April 2012, a stress test will be held at Armenian Nuclear Power Plant with the assistance of EU, according to Armenian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources. As Armen Movsisyan stated at Republican Party of Armenia (RPA)-hosted economic conference, the decision was prompted by Fukusima nuclear disaster in Japan. “Work is in progress to boost the NPP safety and eliminate shortcomings discovered, with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) having positively assessed the security level at the plant,” the Minister said. Dwelling on construction of a new reactor, the Minister said that the search for foreign investors continues. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |