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Marianna Mkrtchyan

Interdepartmental working group to be established in Armenia to  discuss construction on new nuclear unit issues 

Interdepartmental working group to be established in Armenia to  discuss construction on new nuclear unit issues 

ArmInfo.An interdepartmental working group is being created in Armenia to discuss issues related  to the construction of a new nuclear power unit. The corresponding decision was signed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

According to the press service of the Government of the Republic of  Armenia, the justification for the decision specifically notes: "In  order to discuss issues related to the construction of a new nuclear  power unit, the deployment of small modular reactors in the Republic  of Armenia, as well as to conduct analyzes to select the necessary  technologies and determine the sequence of further steps , establish  an interdepartmental working group and approve its composition in  accordance with the annex".  The head of the interdepartmental  working group should submit information on the work performed to the  office of the Prime Minister of Armenia within 2 months.