ArmInfo.From the point of environment, the Nature Protection Ministry has no problems related to Armenian NPP operations. This was stated to ArmInfo by Artsvik Minasyan, nature protection Minister.
According to him, all the arrangements planned, including those of environmental character, are implemented within the observance of all the terms set forth. Earlier the Government of Armenia took a decision to issue an authorization to provide the NPP with the water volumes necessary for cooling the nuclear reactor, despite there are limitations set for Ararat valley waters use.
What is to new nuclear energy unit, according to Minasyan, there are no program approaches in this respect by now. Due to this reason the environment impact system in respect to the project mentioned is inactive by now. The Minister stated also that Armenian NPP plays an essential role in social-economic life of the Republic. " It could be no other opinion here - Armenian NPP has no alternate option," he said.