Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept. 29 / Trend , T.Hajiyev /
Azerbaijan also should be involved in the inspection of the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Armenia, Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) President Mahmud Karimov told journalists.
He said the issue was raised at the general conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
"The Armenian side says ten different committees have checked the Metsamor NPP in 2011. But the test results are not available to neighboring countries, that is, the inspections lack transparency. This is," Karimov said.
The Metsamor NPP issue become more urgent following the accident at the Japanese nuclear power plant Fukushima-1, he said.
"Indeed, the Metsamor NPP is a major threat to the region, because it does not meet the European standards, it has exhausted its resources and outdated. The EU has repeatedly demanded the closure of the plant," Karimov said.
This NPP is located in mountainous terrain. If there is a real accident occurs, there will not be enough water to cool its reactors and it will be very difficult to stop the accident, he said adding that Armenia also has no financial resources to address the consequences of a possible accident.
The Metsamor NPP was built in 1970.