ARMENIAN NPP HAS NO WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY
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October 26, 2012 | 01:24
YEREVAN. – The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) has no waste
disposal facility but the waste is securely preserved, head of the
Armatom Vahram Petrosyan told EkoLur NGO.
According to him, the cassettes are kept in a water basin for three
years in order to reduce radiation and later they are placed in a dry
store for 50 years following French technology. Afterwards they need
to bury in special places, which Armenia still lacks.
As one of the experts of the NPP Suren Bznuni said, the storage of
nuclear waste meets all international criteria for nuclear security.
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