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'METSAMOR NUKE PLANT MAY CAUSE GRIEVER CONSEQUENCES THAN CHERNOBYL'
news.az
Nov 3 2011
Azerbaijan
Metsamor nuke plant blast may cause griever consequences than Chernobyl
in case of a 7-magninute earthquake.
The statement came from Turkish MP, honorary chairman of the
Turkey-Azerbaijan Association Sinan Ogan at a press conference he
gave to highlight the danger posed by the Metsamor nuclear power
plant in Armenia.
Ogan said Metsamor nuke plant, located just 16 kilometers away from
Turkish city of Igdir, represents a serious source of danger for
the region.
"The radiation leakage caused in the plant built in 1976 by the
1988 earthquake in Armenia lasted three months. This, in turn,
caused a sharp increase in cancer cases in Igdir, Kars, Agri and
Erdahan provinces of Turkey. Operated by old technology, Metsamor
nuke plant blast may cause griever consequences than Chernobyl in
case of a 7-magninute earthquake," the MP added.
The MP noted that the decision issued by the European Union to close
down this dangerous facility back in 2004 still remains unfulfilled.
"The then British ambassador to Armenia also said a strong earthquake
would destroy this station and this nuclear disaster would kill all
living beings. It is not coincidence that Metsamor features among
top ten dangerous facilities out of 442 around the world in a report
released in London" Ogan noted.
The MP said all these matters have been submitted to the relevant
commission of the Turkish parliament to be debated in future.
news.az
Nov 3 2011
Azerbaijan
Metsamor nuke plant blast may cause griever consequences than Chernobyl
in case of a 7-magninute earthquake.
The statement came from Turkish MP, honorary chairman of the
Turkey-Azerbaijan Association Sinan Ogan at a press conference he
gave to highlight the danger posed by the Metsamor nuclear power
plant in Armenia.
Ogan said Metsamor nuke plant, located just 16 kilometers away from
Turkish city of Igdir, represents a serious source of danger for
the region.
"The radiation leakage caused in the plant built in 1976 by the
1988 earthquake in Armenia lasted three months. This, in turn,
caused a sharp increase in cancer cases in Igdir, Kars, Agri and
Erdahan provinces of Turkey. Operated by old technology, Metsamor
nuke plant blast may cause griever consequences than Chernobyl in
case of a 7-magninute earthquake," the MP added.
The MP noted that the decision issued by the European Union to close
down this dangerous facility back in 2004 still remains unfulfilled.
"The then British ambassador to Armenia also said a strong earthquake
would destroy this station and this nuclear disaster would kill all
living beings. It is not coincidence that Metsamor features among
top ten dangerous facilities out of 442 around the world in a report
released in London" Ogan noted.
The MP said all these matters have been submitted to the relevant
commission of the Turkish parliament to be debated in future.