ArmInfo.Members of the Armenian parliament at the meeting on March 6 in the second and final reading amended the law "On the safe use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes."
As Chairman of the Nuclear Safety Regulatory Committee of the Republic of Armenia Ashot Martirosyan noted in his speech, earlier, for unknown reasons, the article disappeared from the law, according to which the committee was entrusted with the power to develop and submit legislative acts and conclude international agreements. The loss of the article, as the head of the department emphasized, occurred between the first and second (final) reading during the discussion of a large package of documents. "This happened for reasons beyond our control," Ashot Martirosyan stated, urging the MPs to restore the Committee in its rights. In addition, he pointed out the importance of eliminating a number of provisions of the current law that relate to licensing activities in a number of areas in the field of nuclear safety. These changes relate to the need to apply International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) standards.
The State Committee for Nuclear Safety Regulation carries out state regulation of the use of atomic energy in order to ensure the safety of the population and personnel, protect the environment and the security interests of the Republic of Armenia.
