Rosatom inspects radioactive waste storage facility of Armenian NPP

ArmInfo.JSC (Electric Power Division of the State Corporation ) and JSC (JSC , a part of the State Corporation ) have initiated an inspection of the radioactive waste (RAW) storage facility at the Armenian NPP. This assessment is being conducted to determine the feasibility of secure and reliable storage of RAW at the Armenian NPP site as part of the extension of its service life until 2036.

As reported by the press service of the state corporation, JSC  Rosatom Service has started implementing a program to survey the  complex of buildings and structures at the Armenian NPP. The first  site to be surveyed as part of the program was the storage facility  for solid low-level waste located on the station's site. The storage  facility contains solid radioactive waste generated during the  operation of the NPP and accumulated since the station was put into  operation in 1980. noted Evgeny Salkov, Director General  of JSC Rosatom Service. 

The message notes that JSC Concern Rosenergoatom is the core of the  Electric Power Division of the State Corporation Rosatom. This is the  largest generating company in Russia and a leader in the production  of green electricity. The Rosenergoatom concern includes 11 operating  NPPs as branches; 36 power units are in operation (including the  floating power unit (FPU) of the FNPP consisting of two reactor  installations) with a total installed capacity of over 28.5 GW.  Rusatom Service JSC is part of the Electric Power Division of the  Rosatom State Corporation. The company provides services to energy  facilities in various energy sectors. The company is present in  almost all countries with operating NPPs with VVER abroad. The  geography of Rusatom Service JSC projects covers more than 15  countries around the world: from Europe to Asia. Rusatom Service JSC  references include complex projects on service life extension,  technical maintenance and repair, equipment and spare parts supply,  nuclear infrastructure, consulting services and training. Since 2022,  the company has been actively developing renewable energy areas -  small hydropower, biogas reactors, landfill gas. The BOO’  (build-own-operate-sell) model is being implemented as a priority. In  the near future, the company also plans to take a key position in the  business of building high-power bioreactors, implementing the  development strategy of the Rosatom State Corporation using green  energy.  As noted in the message, Russia is actively developing  cooperation with friendly states. The implementation of large joint  energy projects is ongoing with Rosatom and its divisions actively  involved in this work.