Tweet
COMMISSION ON METSAMOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT TO BE ESTABLISHED IN TURKISH PARLIAMENT
Trend
Jan 19 2012
Azerbaijan
A special commission will be created in the Turkish parliament to
investigate the activity of the Metsamor nuclear power plant (NPP),
member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Sinan Ogan told Trend
on Thursday.
He said that the Metsamor NPP poses a threat for the whole region.
The energy ministry and the Turkish government take serious measures
to close this NPP," Mr Ogan said.
The Metsamor NPP was built in 1970. After the devastating Spitak
earthquake, the plant's activity had been suspended, but in 1995
despite international protests, the work of the station was reactivated
and in addition, 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 readings indicated
by seismologist research, in the case of a big accident taking place
at Metsamor, not only Armenia, but also all countries in the Southern
Caucasus and the Middle East would be seriously affected.
Trend
Jan 19 2012
Azerbaijan
A special commission will be created in the Turkish parliament to
investigate the activity of the Metsamor nuclear power plant (NPP),
member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Sinan Ogan told Trend
on Thursday.
He said that the Metsamor NPP poses a threat for the whole region.
The energy ministry and the Turkish government take serious measures
to close this NPP," Mr Ogan said.
The Metsamor NPP was built in 1970. After the devastating Spitak
earthquake, the plant's activity had been suspended, but in 1995
despite international protests, the work of the station was reactivated
and in addition, 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 readings indicated
by seismologist research, in the case of a big accident taking place
at Metsamor, not only Armenia, but also all countries in the Southern
Caucasus and the Middle East would be seriously affected.