The government decided to start the process of extending the term of NPP operations in an effort to ensure Armenia’s self-sufficiency in energy ahead of the planned launch of the new nuclear unit.
The Health Ministry of Armenia either has no information about the health of the people living in ecologically polluted territories, or this information is so poor that the Ministry conceals them.
Every day the residents of Ararat down breathe in the mixture of cement dust enriched with sulfur dioxide, cyanic hydrogen, nitrogen oxides, iron, manganese, silicon, calcium and aluminium compounds...
The probable incidents and risks of anthropogenic accidents at ANPP may lead to the radioactive contamination of environment, exposure of ANPP employees and population to the radiation.