Likhachev met with Pashinyan in Yerevan

Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev arrived in Yerevan and met with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The parties discussed the extension of the service life of the Armenian NPP until 2036 and the possibility of creating a new nuclear generation in the republic.

“Rosatom offers Armenia proven nuclear technologies in various power ranges, including large, medium and small power units,” Rosatom said in a statement.

The second power unit of the Metsamor nuclear power plant of the Soviet years of construction was modernized in 2021 by Rosatom. Initially, its service life was extended until 2026, then until 2036. To this end, the Armenian NPP signed a contract with Rusatom Service, an integrator of the service offer of Rosatom Group for nuclear power plants abroad.

In February, Nikol Pashinyan signed a nuclear cooperation agreement with U.S. Vice President Jay D. Vance. In particular, it refers to the possible participation of the American company in the tender to replace the Armenian nuclear power plant with modular reactors. Later, the Armenian prime minister said that before the end of the service life, a decision could be made to build a new station. This issue, he said, was discussed with Russia, the United States, France, South Korea, China.

Lucine Balasian