Manvel Manvelyan, the Haykakan Zhamanak
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yildiz made a statement that he assigned the bodies responsible for security to immediately measure radiation level, as he has concerns that Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant could have emissions because of the quake in Van. This statement was made at that time when Energy and Natural Resources Ministry had already clarified that the quake in Van couldn’t do any damage to Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant.
Turkey is going to take legal measures against Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant, as, under Turkey, it’s one of the most technically worn-out plants and poses a serious danger to the whole region. Based on this he said Ankara is going to file a complaint to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and demand to carry out new examinations with the participation of Turkish specialists in Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant and to make Armenia put it out of service.
November 01, 2011 at 12:40