Armenia needs large-capacity nuclear power plant - expert 

ArmInfo. Armenia needs a large-capacity nuclear power plant.  Political scientist Vahe Davtyan shares this view.

According to him, in an interview with 5 TV, Yerevan has now  officially stated its position on the future of Armenia's nuclear  energy sector, declaring the priority of constructing nuclear power  plants with small modular reactors. While Armenia is exploring the  capabilities of five countries, it is clear to everyone that the  primary candidates are the United States and Russia. Interestingly,  the United States has not yet submitted any proposals, unlike Russia,  which has presented Yerevan with projects for a large-capacity 1200  MW nuclear power plant and the Ritm-200N small modular nuclear power  plant. According to the political scientist, Armenia needs a 600 MW  unit. "Unlike the American small modular nuclear power plant, the  Russian proposal has already been partially tested and has excellent  seismic resistance. In this case, we are talking about reactors  similar to the Ritm-200 type, which Russia uses on icebreakers," the  expert noted.