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Map of
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Political
Map of
Armenia
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There are no known uranium mines, uranium processing
facilities, highly-enriched uranium, or plutonium on the territory of Armenia. There are two known nuclear research facilities in
Armenia: the Yerevan Institute of Physics
and the Analitsark
Research Facility in Gyumri. Neither houses fissile material. Armenia has one nuclear power
plant, Metsamor, which produces 40% of the nation's electricity.[1] The plant houses two VVER-440 reactors, one of which was operational as of
April 2001.
Amidst safety concerns, the United States and the European Union have provided technical and financial aid
to Armenia to install safety upgrades. In 1998, Armenia pledged to close Metsamor by
2004.[2] In 2000, Armenian Minister of Energy Karen Galustian
announced that the plant would operate until 2008 due to the lack of alternate
energy sources in Armenia.[3]
Armenia's export control system
is still in the early stages of its development. Armenia lacks the
trained specialists necessary to effectively implement those export controls
already in place.
Armenia is signatory to a number of international
agreements including the Nuclear Nonproliferation
Treaty, the Chemical Weapons
Convention, and the Biological Weapons Convention. Armenia is also a
member of the International
Atomic Energy Agency.
Please see the links below for additional information.
Armenia: Export Control System
Armenia: Export Control Developments
Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant
Armenia:
Nuclear Research Facilities
Armenia: Nuclear Related Government Agencies
International
Organizations and Treaties Tables
Cooperation Agreement between Russia and Armenia on
Peaceful Use of Nuclear Power
Comments or questions? Contact Kenley Butler at
MIIS CNS: Kenley.Butler@miis.edu
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