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TURKISH EXPERT: NPP IN ARMENIA - ATOMIC BOMB THAT CAN EXPLODE AT ANY MINUTE
Trend Daily News
March 15, 2011 Tuesday 7:22 PM GMT +4
Azerbaijan
Given that the Metsamor nuclear power plant was built based on nuclear
technology of the first generation, and is located on a seismically
active area, at present the plant poses a great threat to Armenia
and neighboring countries, expert believes.
"This is not just a nuclear power plant, it is an atomic bomb that
can explode at any minute," the head of the Turkish Center for
International Relations and Strategic Analysis (TURKSAM), chairman
of the Turkish-Azerbaijani Circle (TAD) Sinan Ogan said.
Metsamor nuclear power plant, which began its work in 1976, is located
in a seismically active area approximately in 30 kilometers from
west of Yerevan. After the devastating earthquake in Spitak in 1988,
Armenian authorities decided to close the Metsamor NPP. But economic
straits have forced the country's leadership to restore the plant's
activity in 1993. The reactor's operation term expired in 2001.
Ogan believes that the explosion which occurred at the nuclear power
plant in Japan should serve as a lesson to all, and the world community
should think about what consequences may be if an earthquake measuring
at least seven points hits Armenia.
"A nuclear power plant in Japan was constructed based on nuclear
technology of the third generation, while the Metsamor nuclear power
plant was built, according to the nuclear technology of the first
generation, and this increases its danger for the region," he added.
Ogan said that given the fact that Armenia is an undemocratic state,
the country's population can not protest against this plant's
operation.
From: A. Papazian
Trend Daily News
March 15, 2011 Tuesday 7:22 PM GMT +4
Azerbaijan
Given that the Metsamor nuclear power plant was built based on nuclear
technology of the first generation, and is located on a seismically
active area, at present the plant poses a great threat to Armenia
and neighboring countries, expert believes.
"This is not just a nuclear power plant, it is an atomic bomb that
can explode at any minute," the head of the Turkish Center for
International Relations and Strategic Analysis (TURKSAM), chairman
of the Turkish-Azerbaijani Circle (TAD) Sinan Ogan said.
Metsamor nuclear power plant, which began its work in 1976, is located
in a seismically active area approximately in 30 kilometers from
west of Yerevan. After the devastating earthquake in Spitak in 1988,
Armenian authorities decided to close the Metsamor NPP. But economic
straits have forced the country's leadership to restore the plant's
activity in 1993. The reactor's operation term expired in 2001.
Ogan believes that the explosion which occurred at the nuclear power
plant in Japan should serve as a lesson to all, and the world community
should think about what consequences may be if an earthquake measuring
at least seven points hits Armenia.
"A nuclear power plant in Japan was constructed based on nuclear
technology of the third generation, while the Metsamor nuclear power
plant was built, according to the nuclear technology of the first
generation, and this increases its danger for the region," he added.
Ogan said that given the fact that Armenia is an undemocratic state,
the country's population can not protest against this plant's
operation.
From: A. Papazian