The periods of exploitation of more than 250 brand-name professional components, systems and structures have been extended. This is what Advisor to the Director of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP) Gera Savikyan said during a discussion on “Perspectives for the Development of the Nuclear Sector in Armenia” taking place in Yerevan on 20 March.

Savikyan particularly stated that one of the major nuclear power projects in Armenia is the updating and upgrading of the second energy block of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant. “The main knots of the turbine production unit have already been upgraded, and equipment weighing more than 1,000 tons has been installed,” Savikyan stressed. Moreover, he stated that the second turbo generator would be installed this year and assured that Armenia would have a more powerful nuclear power plant when the project is over.

Savikyan also declared that it is very likely that the expenses for renovation of the nuclear power plant will not have an impact on the electricity tariff and added that the renovation will allow to extend the period of activity of the nuclear power plant even longer than the year 2026.