Armavir

Armenian Government to Aid Community Residents Suffered from Hail
The Armenian Government will aid the community residents who have suffered from the hail. On May 23 the Armenian government made a decision to add the number of anti-hail stations and to include them in the total location...

PM: Armenia Won’t Refuse from New Nuclear Power Plant
Armenia won’t refuse from the new nuclear power plant, stated RA PM Tigran Sargsyan at the National Assembly on 20 May answering to MP Naira Karapetyan’s question. Under the ...

Aram Gabrielyan: Hail Should Be Struggled and Not Accustomed
This year the hail caused heaviest damage to Armavir Region on 12 and 17 May, where 46 families incurred damage from the hail on 12 May, while the damage caused from the hail of 17 May is still being...

Expert: Nine-magnitude Quake Not Possible on Location Spot of Armenian Nuclear Power Plant
Nine-magnitude quake is not possible on the location spot of the Armenian nuclear power plant. On April 26 Vahram Petrosyan, Director of Research Institute of NPP Operation, made this statement at the...

Expert: Nine-magnitude Quake Not Possible on Location Spot of Armenian Nuclear Power Plant
Nine-magnitude quake is not possible on the location spot of the Armenian nuclear power plant. On April 26 Vahram Petrosyan, Director of Research Institute of NPP Operation, made this statement at the press conference held at EcoLur Press Club...

396 Million AMD for Irrigation
The executive has allotted 396 million AMD for the reserve fund for the annual rehabilitation of a number of water systems used by organizations in irrigation sphere, the implementation...

Reservoir Constructed on Mastara River
A reservoir is planned to be constructed on the Mastara River, Armavir region...

Armavir Residents Indifferent to Environmental Problems
After the presidential elections there are no serious expectations in regard with solving the environmental problems of Armavir region

Raffi Hovhannisian Promises to Increase Salaries to Atomists To Ensure Security
The people employed at the ANPP are in the front edge, like those people, who defend our borders and they should have special privileges, which will be in

Forensics lab opens at Armenian NPP
On January 18, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John A. Heffern joined officials from the Armenian Ministry of Energy and National Security Service to open the Armenian Nuclear Forensics Laboratory at the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant

Exhaustion of Ararat Valley Water Resources and Change in Quality Observed
Monitoring of underground waters has been carried out in Armavir and Ararat Regions of Armenia and exhaustion of underground water resources and change in qualuty are

Who Needs It - New Power Unit of Armenian NPP?
The expert drew attention to the fact that the construction of two high-voltage lines is planned, which will run to the neighboring countries and are designed for the export of electricity from the new NPP. “It turns out that we will supply electricity to our neighboring countries at the expense of our security"

Area of New Power Unit Considered Seismically Active
The area of new power unit is considered a seismically active zone: this is what the explanation given by the State Committee on Regulation of Nuclear Safety says in the government.

Russia Won’t Share with Armenia Responsibility for Armenian Nuclear Power Plant
As it’s known, on 3 December “Rosatom” State Corporation and Energy and Natural Resources Ministry of Turkey signed a joint statement on the construction project of nuclear power plant “Akkuyu” in Mersine. The document was signed as a result of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Istanbul and the negotiations he ran with

Whether Armenia to Get Money for Construction of New Power Unit at ANPP
Thus, in accordance with the official statements, besides Russia, France also expressed its wish to make an investment in the construction of a new power unit at ANPP. Still there are no certain arrangements, and the issue

Safety Requirements to New Power Unit of ANPP to Be Translated into English
On 8 November the government approved the decision on translating the safety requirements to the new power unit into English. The document lays down the principles of ensuring

Signature Collection for Closedown of Metsamor NPP Launched in Turkey
Turkish Polis Haber agency informs that the signature collection for the closedown of the Armenian nuclear power plant has been launched in

Energy Minister of Turkey Expressed Dissatisfaction with Armenian Nuclear Power Plant
Energy and Natural Resources Minister of Turkey Taner Yıldız once again expressed his dissatisfaction with Metsamor nuclear power plant. The Turkish mass media say that efforts

Vague Perspectives for the Construction of ANPP New Power Unit
The operation of Armenian nuclear power plant should have been finished in 2016. Nevertheless, “Armatom” director Vahram Petrosyan thinks that it’s still untimely to speak about the new power

Azerbaijan threatens to bomb Armenia’s Nuclear Power Plant?
The Azerbaijani side made another improper threat towards Armenia, this time by MOD spokesperson Eldar Sabiroglu. The latter claimed that they have such a radar system, which instantly detects and eliminates a missile shot by the opponent. In addition, he claimed to have targeted at a certain object in Armenia, which