ArmInfo. Official Baku has complained to IAEA of Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant.
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, DC, Azerbaijani mass media reports. "During the meeting, the sides also discussed the threats posed by the outdated "Metsamor" nuclear power plant, which is located in Armenia", APA reports.
During the meeting, Minister Mammadyarov presented to the IAEA director general, who acts as depository, the document on Azerbaijan's ratification of the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry told APA on Apr.1.
To recall, the Armenian NPP, the only NPP in the region, is located near the town of Metsamor (some 30km to the south of Yerevan). The first unit was put into exploitation in 1976, the second in 1980. At the beginning of 1989, the plant was closed down for political ideas, and then the second unit was reactivated because of acute energy crisis at the beginning of 1995. Two power units of Russian model pressurized water reactor- 440, with capacity of 815 megawatt in total were installed at the Armenian NPP. Experts say the Plant will be able to operate till 2016. At present measures are being taken to prolong the lifespan of the Armenian NPP till 2027. Armenia and Russia signed in Moscow an agreement implying provision of 270 mln USD loan to Armenia for 15 years at 3% p.a. In addition, Russia will grant 30 mln USD to Armenia for the same purposes.
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