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The fifth meeting of the Joint Coordinating Committee, attended by representatives of Armenia, Rosatom and its subsidiaries, took place in Yerevan as part of the program for a second extension of the operating life of Unit 2 of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP). Participants reviewed the results of work carried out between 2024 and 2026.
The Russian delegation was headed by Rosatom First Deputy Director General Kirill Komarov, while the Armenian delegation was led by Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Narek Apitonyan, Radar.am reports.
Buildings and structures covering a total area of 15,890 square meters were examined, while the technical documentation prepared confirmed that the reactor facility could be operated safely until 2031.
The parties also agreed on a work program for 2027–2030, which envisages modernizing the nuclear power plant’s main systems to enable its operation to continue until 2036.
Rosatom has submitted a specific proposal to the Armenian government to construct a nuclear power unit with a capacity of at least 1 gigawatt (GW). Rosatom State Corporation Director General Alexey Likhachev disclosed the proposal during a conversation with journalists.
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