ArmInfo. The EU will allocate EUR 2mln to Armenia under the financial agreement "Drawing the lessons learned from the Fukushima Daiichi accident." At its meeting on November 17, Armenia's Cabinet approved the proposal to sign an agreement between Armenia's Government and the European Commission.
The accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant caused the safety of nuclear power plants to be reviewed at national and international level and led to increased safety requirements worldwide.
In 2011, the then European Union Energy Commissioner Gunther Ottinger ordered stress tests for all 143 nuclear power plants in Europe. The European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG) defined the scope of the tests. Similar to the national stress test of the Reactor Safety Commission, the countries had to present the safety of their nuclear power plants for various beyond-design-basis events. The results were published by the supervisory authorities of the Lander in the form of a report. The reports were subjected to a peer review by experts and specific recommendations were made. ENSREG published all essential recommendations and suggestions in its summary "Compilation of Recommendations and Suggestions from the Review of the European Stress Test".
Under the Armenia-European Commission agreement, Armenia will purchase mobile diesel pumps, which will enhance the safety of the 2nd nuclear power unit and improve accident management.
