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World leaders gathered in Brussels at the first ever Nuclear Energy Summit co-chaired by the Prime Minister of Belgium Alexander De Croo and the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi. The Summit was the highest-level meeting to date exclusively focused on the topic of nuclear energy. It followed inclusion of nuclear energy in the Global Stocktake agreed at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai in December 2023 and the launch of the IAEA’s Atoms4NetZero initiative.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 27 March 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsnuclear-energy-summit-attracts-world-leaders-11632691
Leaders and representatives from 32 countries at the Nuclear Energy Summit backed measures in areas such as financing, technological innovation, regulatory cooperation and workforce training to enable the expansion of nuclear capacity to tackle climate change and boost energy security.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 22 March 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Leaders-back-nuclear-at-summit
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited the Nuclear Safety Regulatory Committee to discuss the agency’s report on its activities for 2023. It was noted that measures are ongoing to increase the safety of the existing Armenian NPP, to fulfil the conditions and requirements of its operating licence.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Saturday, 20 January 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsarmenian-prime-minister-confirms-countrys-interest-in-new-npp-and-smrs-11447511
Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, during a five-day visit to Russia, signed agreements with Russia for additional units of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. The agreement was signed following a meeting with Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Ministry of Industry & Trade Denis Manturov.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 04 January 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsindia-and-russia-agree-to-expand-kudankulam-11408394
The 28th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) ended in Dubai with a lengthy agreement unanimously adopted by all parties calling for a transitioning away from fossil fuels and an acceleration of zero- and low-emission technologies. Although nuclear was included, it was mentioned just once in paragraph 28, sub-section (e) of the 197-paragraph text.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 15 December 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newscop28-ends-with-agreement-to-accelerate-green-technologies-including-nuclear-11372830
Among the options for a new NPP in Armenia, the project for a Russian unit of 1,000-1,200 MWe is the best developed, according to Karen Sargsyan, Advisor at the Ministry of Territorial Administration & Infrastructure (MTAI). He was speaking at a panel discussion on the prospects for nuclear energy in Armenia organised by Rosatom and the Ministry. Sargsyan recalled that at the beginning of this year, a pre-feasibility study (preliminary feasibility study) was prepared for Armenia for the construction of a plant with a VVER-1200 reactor. Armenia and Russia signed an interstate agreement to build a 1,000-1,200 MWe plant and in May, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev held talks in Yerevan on the possible construction of a new NPP.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 13 June 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsarmenia-considers-nuclear-options-10933703
Country’s only nuclear plant could operate until 2036
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Tuesday, 09 May 2023
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/russia-discusses-lifetime-extension-and-possible-new-reactors-5-1-2023
Further extending the operating life of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant's second unit was identified as a priority during a meeting between Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev and Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 05 May 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Armenia-discusses-second-nuclear-power-plant
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev have held talks in Yerevan on the possible construction of a new NPP in Armenia. Pashinyan emphasised the importance of cooperation between the Armenian government and Rosatom, which are successfully implementing a number of joint projects.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 04 May 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsarmenia-and-russia-discuss-npp-construction-10811879
The government of Armenia has approved signing a nuclear safety co-operation agreement with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Under the agreement with the Nuclear Safety Regulatory Committee of Armenia, NRC will support Armenia to strengthen its regulatory body and to develop the skills and abilities of the Armenian NPP personnel. This includes the licensing stages for construction of a new NPP, as well as analysis and assessment of safety.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 15 February 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsarmenia-to-expand-nuclear-security-cooperation-with-us-10593161