Closing Armenia Nuclear Power Plant
01.12.2007 NTVMSNBC
]ERIVAN - The international community wanted to close the country’s only nuclear power plant Medzamor for years. Following the increase of prints, the government approved the plan to predict the closure of the plant, but the date of closure was not disclosed.
[[T]4]27 has been calculated as about 300 million dollars in the cost of closing the nuclear power plant that meets half of the country’s electricity requirement for 27 years. [ [1988 reopened in 1995 due to power shortage, closed after earthquake. In the decision of closing, Washington and European Union’s aid promises were effective.
]Ermeni authorities are planning to build a nuclear power plant in 2 times, instead of Medzamor, which is indicated to be the major risk as it is electricity with old technology.
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