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  • Baku: Minister: Ankara Demands Immediate Closure Of Metsamor Nuclear

    MINISTER: ANKARA DEMANDS IMMEDIATE CLOSURE OF METSAMOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

    Trend
    Oct 31 2012
    Azerbaijan

    Azerbaijan, Baku, October 31 /Trend A.Tagiyeva/

    Ankara is demanding the immediate closure of the Metsamor nuclear
    power plant which is a threat to all countries in the region, Turkish
    Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yildiz was quoted
    today by TRT Haber TV channel as saying.

    The minister said that the Metsamor nuclear power plant has been
    operating for over 40 years and old plants are a great threat.

    Earlier, Turkish media reported that the Armenian government has
    decided to extend the work of Metsamor until 2023.

    Metsamor NPP was built in 1970. After the devastating earthquake
    in Spitak in 1988 it was closed, but in 1995 despite international
    protests, the activities of the station were resumed and a second
    reactor was launched.

    Given the large number of minor earthquakes in the past 10 years in
    this area, as well as the intensification of seismic processes as
    indicated by research of seismologists, in the event of a serious
    accident at the Metsamor NPP not only Armenia, but also all the
    countries of South Caucasus and the Middle East will seriously suffer.

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