State has spent $80m USD for Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant’s security

The Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Metsamor, Armavir marz (province) is being exploited safely, Head of State Committee for Nuclear Security Regulation to Armenia’s Government Ashot Martirosyan told a press conference today.

In his words once in every 3 year Armenia prepares the National Report on Nuclear Security and presents it to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

The latest such report was presented to IAEA in 2007 with the next one expected in September this year.

“The last time when we presented the report, we received positive feedback both from MAGATE (IAEA) and 15 countries. It is not us who decide whether the security [level] is sufficient enough … It is being subjected to a multi-faceted international examination.

Presently, we work in that direction with experts from numerous countries,” said Martirosyan.

Further he said that each year some 10-12 times measures are being taken for improving the security of Metsamor’s NPP.

Since 1990, according to Martirosyan, the state has spent about $80m USD for the purpose.