Aug. 1 – Sogin, state-owned enterprise responsible for the remediation of Italian nuclear sites and radioactive waste in the consortium of European companies and institutions, won the European tender for “policy” and the national strategy development in Armenia for the management of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. The contract, valued at approximately €1 million, is being finalized by the European Commission. The subjects participating in the consortium will have to prepare an initial study, in line with international best practices, for the storage location of national radioactive waste, supporting Armenian institutions in their decision-making. Apart from Sogin, the consortium is made up of ITER-Consult, an Italian organization of technical support for security assessments, leader of the consortium; Stuk, Nuclear Safety Authority of Finland; Arao, Slovenian State Agency for the management of radioactive waste;: and Iberdrola, a Spanish company engaged in energy and nuclear technologies. Altogether there were eight consortia who participated in the race.
