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AZERBAIJAN PROPOSES TO TEST OPERATION OF METSAMOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN EXTREMAL SITUATION
APA, Azerbaijan
March 27 2013
Baku. Kamala Guliyeva - APA. Director of the Institute of radiation
problems of the Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences Adil Garibov
has proposed to test the operation of Metsamor NPP not in normal but
in extremal situation.
Garibov told APA that only standard tests have been carried out on
Metsamor NPP up to now, but 9-magnitude earthquake resistance of the
NPP has not been verified: "Metsamor NPP is located in 9 magnitude
earthquake zone. What will be the results for the reactor in powerful
earthquakes and extreme cases? Therefore the reactor should be tested
in extreme conditions. We trust the tests carried out by foreign
specialists at Metsamor NPP and can not doubt it. Let any foreign
specialist answer "Will this reactor be able to sustain or Armenia
to ensure its sustainability, if 9-magnitude earthquake occurs? These
are our demands."
Garibov noted that in case of any accident at Metsamor NPP, it can pose
a threat not only to the population of Armenia, but also Azerbaijan,
Georgia and Turkey: "All the neighboring countries should raise
this issue."
National Security Council Secretary Arthur Baghdasaryan said that
Metsamor NPP could be closed only after the construction of the new
power block. To him, the issue on conservation of the NPP will be
considered after the new modern power block is commissioned.
Armenian government wants to build a new station on the site. For now,
the talk is about the construction of a power block with a capacity
of 1000 MW.
Remind that, head of EU representation in Armenia Trayan Khristea noted
that the EU insists on shutting down Metsamor NPP in a short time.
Metsamor opened in 1976 and sits on earthquake-prone terrain near a
residential area. It was closed due to the 1988 earthquake in Spitak.
In 1995, the Armenian government reopened the plant due to the energy
crisis in the country.
http://en.apa.az/news_azerbaijan_proposes_to_test_operation_of_1900 56.html
APA, Azerbaijan
March 27 2013
Baku. Kamala Guliyeva - APA. Director of the Institute of radiation
problems of the Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences Adil Garibov
has proposed to test the operation of Metsamor NPP not in normal but
in extremal situation.
Garibov told APA that only standard tests have been carried out on
Metsamor NPP up to now, but 9-magnitude earthquake resistance of the
NPP has not been verified: "Metsamor NPP is located in 9 magnitude
earthquake zone. What will be the results for the reactor in powerful
earthquakes and extreme cases? Therefore the reactor should be tested
in extreme conditions. We trust the tests carried out by foreign
specialists at Metsamor NPP and can not doubt it. Let any foreign
specialist answer "Will this reactor be able to sustain or Armenia
to ensure its sustainability, if 9-magnitude earthquake occurs? These
are our demands."
Garibov noted that in case of any accident at Metsamor NPP, it can pose
a threat not only to the population of Armenia, but also Azerbaijan,
Georgia and Turkey: "All the neighboring countries should raise
this issue."
National Security Council Secretary Arthur Baghdasaryan said that
Metsamor NPP could be closed only after the construction of the new
power block. To him, the issue on conservation of the NPP will be
considered after the new modern power block is commissioned.
Armenian government wants to build a new station on the site. For now,
the talk is about the construction of a power block with a capacity
of 1000 MW.
Remind that, head of EU representation in Armenia Trayan Khristea noted
that the EU insists on shutting down Metsamor NPP in a short time.
Metsamor opened in 1976 and sits on earthquake-prone terrain near a
residential area. It was closed due to the 1988 earthquake in Spitak.
In 1995, the Armenian government reopened the plant due to the energy
crisis in the country.
http://en.apa.az/news_azerbaijan_proposes_to_test_operation_of_1900 56.html