Armenia’s Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) resumed its operations and was again connected to the country’s electricity grid, the Energy and Natural Resources Ministry informs. The operations were resumed on November 27.     

To note, the electricity production at NPP was suspended on September 15 to carry out a complete overhaul, install safety measures, and conduct refueling.

To note, a complete overhaul is carried out at the plant once every four years. Unlike a planned overhaul, which is conducted every year, a complete overhaul requires a much longer period of time because, in this case, the reactor fuel is emptied completely and several key works are carried out at the nuclear plant.