United Press International UPI
July 30 2010
IAEA scheduled for Armenia visit
YEREVAN, Armenia, July 30 (UPI) — International monitors are expected
in Armenia to examine plans to start construction of a nuclear power
plant, a state agency said.
The Armenian nuclear regulatory committee said a team from the
International Atomic Energy Agency is expected to start a four-day
trip Aug. 2 to examine their nuclear work.
Armenia in 2011 has plans to build a nuclear power plant. Ashot
Martirosyan, the head of the state nuclear regulatory committee, said
his agency plans to unveil the results of a multiyear study on the
construction plans to IAEA official during their visit, Russia’s state
news agency RIA Novosti reports.
The $5 billion Armenian nuclear power project is scheduled to go
online in 2017.
Martirosyan added that his country was setting up a joint venture with
Russia to explore uranium reserves in the country, RIA Novosti adds.
Armenia could hold as much as 60,000 tons in uranium reserves.
From: A. Papazian
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