Islam Mustafayev: Metsamor nuke plant - one of biggest sources of environmental risk in region

The Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant has been one of the biggest sources of environmental risk in the South Caucasus since its inception, Islam Mustafayev, Chairman of the Ruzgar Public Union, said at a briefing held by the Environmental Protection First NGO coalition on the "Environmental impact of mining activities carried out in the territory of Armenia," Report informs.

According to him, the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant features two reactor power units: one was damaged during the 1988 earthquake and is currently non-operational, while the second was later restarted and is currently functioning.

Mustafayev emphasized that radiation has a penetrating ability and has caused serious damage to people, the environment, and biodiversity over many years.

The Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant, which poses a colossal threat to the ecology of the entire region, must unequivocally be closed, he summarized.