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    WORLD, INCLUDING ARMENIA, NOT TO REJECT NUCLEAR POWER

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    April 20, 2011 - 18:20 AMT 13:20 GMT

    Despite accidents and disasters brought by nuclear power, world
    powers are not going to reject it. The head of the International
    Atomic Energy Agency, speaking at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear
    power plant explosion, said that accident and the Japanese nuclear
    crisis do not undermine the value of nuclear power.

    Yukiya Amano spoke on April 20 at the site of the world's worst
    nuclear accident. He was accompanied by U.N. Secretary-General Ban
    Ki-moon and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. Amano said many
    countries will continue to find nuclear power an important option
    for energy diversification but that the global community must do its
    utmost to ensure its safety. Armenia is not going to renounce the
    plans on constructing a new energy unit either.

    The operating second energy unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant
    generates 50% of Armenia's electricity.

    "The Armenian authorities numerously stated that the situation at
    Japanese Fukushima will not affect implementation of the country's
    energy policy. The program envisages construction of a new energy unit
    of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant, and it should be constructed,"
    Chairman of the State Nuclear Safety Regulatory Commitее Ashot
    Martirosyan said.

    Nevertheless, the world's nuclear community is seriously concerned over
    safety of operating nuclear power plants, due to which a special test
    on thorough study of nukes safety was developed by Western European
    Nuclear Regulators' Association (WENRA).

    Armenian has also launched this procedure, the results of which will
    be presented in September 2011.

    Besides, IAEA expert group will be in Armenia on May 15-June 1 to
    study the level of the Armenian NPP safe exploitation on site.

    Despite regular statements of our neighbors, including Azerbaijan,
    on "necessity to shut down the NPP," Armenia is not going to react
    to similar declarations.




    From: A. Papazian
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