Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant

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Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant

The Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant (Armenian: Մեծամոր ատոմակայան) was built during the seventies, about thirty kilometres west of the Armenian capital of Yerevan. The plant was constructed with two VVER-440 Model V230 nuclear reactors[1], and the technology used at the time is no longer acceptable by modern safety standards[2]. The power plant produces about 40% of Armenia's electricity. It was closed due to the 1988 earthquake in Armenia. However, blockades by Turkey and Azerbaijan, which created energy shortages in Armenia, caused the Armenian government to decide to reopen the plant in 1993. The Unit 2 reactor was brought back into operation on October 26, 1995[3]. The EU continues to encourage the Armenian government to shut down the Metsamor power plant, but the Armenian government first wants to acquire enough alternative sources of energy to compensate for a shutdown of the reactor.

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  1. ^ Nuclear Energy in Armenia
  2. ^ Armenia develops hydropower as alternative to ageing nuclear power plant
  3. ^ Nuclear Facilities: Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant
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