Turkish media, citing the announcement of Taner Yildiz, Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources , reports that Ankara is demanding the immediate closure of the Metsamor nuclear power plant which is a “threat to all countries in the region”.
The minister said that the Metsamor nuclear power plant has been operating for over 40 years and “old plants are a great threat”.
We should recall that Armenian government has decided to extend the work of Metsamor until 2023.
Metsamor NPP was built in 1970. After the devastating earthquake in Spitak in 1988 it was closed, but in 1995 the activities of the station were resumed and a second reactor was launched.
