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11 May 2006 - 10:46 AMT

Melange Processing Plant to Open in Armenia

A plant for processing melange, a component of propellant, will open in Armenia. According to Armenian MOD Head’s Spokesperson, colonel Seyran Shahsuvaryan, Secretary of the National Security Council, Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan and OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut will take part in the ceremony. A store of the propellant component, which is a liquid oxidant called melange, remained in Armenia after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Its reserve makes 872 tons. Melange is a highly toxic and aggressive substance, which poses threat to population and environment.