On 14 June, 2023 E. Martirosyan, General Director of the HAEK CJSC, Chairman of the WANO Moscow Centre (WANO MC) Governing Board met in Yerevan with a delegation headed by N. Chigusa, WANO Chief Executive Officer. The meeting was also attended by V. Aksenov, WANO MC Director.

Issues related to the current condition of the units of nuclear power plants of the WANO Moscow Center, the membership of new units under construction, as well as the safety of NPPs in the current geopolitical situation were discussed.

E. Martirosyan presented the current state of the Armenian NPP performance, the results of the activities aimed at Unit 2 modernization and life extension, as well as the long-term plans related to the plant performance. He expressed his willingness to contribute in every possible way to the effective resolution of issues pertaining to the Association.

N. Chigusa, who had previously headed the WANO Tokyo Center for many years, was particularly interested in the experience accumulated at the plant in the field of NPP resistance to seismic impacts. The topic of seismic protection of nuclear power plants might be of mutual interest for cooperation and exchange of experience between Japanese and Armenian specialists.