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11 June 2004 - 16:47 AMT

TURKISH NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY MEASURES RADIATION BACKGROUND AT BORDER WITH ARMENIA

Representatives of the Nuclear Energy Agency of Turkey have visited the border with Armenia to measure the radiation background. As reported by Mediamax agency, they took a sample of the soil to examine it in the laboratory to find out the radiation level. In the words of Chief Advisor of the Agency of Nuclear Energy Ozer Ozerdem, the actions aim at studying the opportunity of leakage of radiation from the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant. It should be reminded that at the beginning of the week the authorities of Igdir Turkish province stated it was necessary to close the Armenian NPP and started gathering signatures of the local population.