Officials from Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom met Armenia’s prime minister Nikol Pashinyan to discuss extending the life of Unit 2 at the Armenian nuclear power station and the possible construction of new reactors.
Rosatom said during the meeting the construction of new nuclear power units in Armenia was also touched upon and Russia was “ready to offer Russian-designed nuclear power plants with VVER reactors”.
In 2021 Armenia said it was planning to extend the operating lifetime of Armenian-2, its only operating commercial nuclear power plant, for another 10 years beyond the current shutdown date of 2026.