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  • BAKU: Adil Garibov: Armenia Will Never Close Metsamor Nuclear Power

    ADIL GARIBOV: ARMENIA WILL NEVER CLOSE METSAMOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, SINCE IT DOES NOT WANT TO LOSE ITS IMAGE AS A NUCLEAR COUNTRY

    APA
    Nov 10 2011
    Azerbaijan

    "In 10-15 years with the support of Russia Armenia can have nuclear
    weapons"

    Baku. Kamala Guliyeva - APA. "Even if Azerbaijan gives twice as much
    oil to Armenia than it consumes, Yerevan will never close Metsamor
    Nuclear Power Plant, because this plant is a strategic facility for
    Armenia, it means a special image. Armenia is a nuclear country,
    it was the first nuclear country in the South Caucasus with the help
    of Russia," director of Radiation Problems Institute of Azerbaijan
    Academy of Sciences Adil Garibov told APA.

    According to him, if alternative energy sources are found in Armenia,
    the statements that Metsamor nuclear power plant will be closed are
    nothing but a political game.

    "Armenia will never do it. Armenia does not want to lose its image as a
    nuclear country. I am afraid in 10-15 years with the support of Russia
    Armenia will be among the countries having nuclear weapons," he said.

    Garibov said International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) carried out
    examination concerning the observation of safety rules in Metsamor
    nuclear power plant. Now the nuclear power plant is not functioning,
    prophylactic repair is being done there.

    "The countries of the region appealed to the International Atomic
    Energy Agency saying the plant is old, it was opened in the 80s of the
    past century. The zone is seismic, the Fukusima disaster can happen
    there, too. Armenia has no economic potential to use the technologies
    used by Japan. The neighboring states are afraid of this. We have
    warned the International Atomic Energy Agency about it. More than
    40 percent of the reactors in the world are in this condition. The
    accident in Fukusima happened in the first and third reactors built in
    the 70s. Our concern is grounded. No state has the right to interfere
    with the other sovereign state's right to use atomic energy. But in
    critical situation this reactor raises doubts. The countries of the
    region are concerned about it," he said.

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