Nuclear plant’s emissions way below accepted norms – Armenian official    

Mediamax news agency
11 Jun 04
   
Yerevan, 11 June: “Systematic inspection of the waste and emissions
from the Armenian nuclear power station gives every reason to confirm
that they are 100-200 times less than the maximum permissible norms,”
the head of the Armenian State Atomic Inspection Directorate, Ashot
Martirosyan, said in an interview with Mediamax news agency. He was
commenting on reports about the measurements of background radiation,
taken recently on the border with Armenia by representatives of the
Turkish nuclear power agency.

Ashot Martirosyan said that a large decrease in waste and emissions
from the Armenian nuclear power station had been observed in recent
years, thanks to the introduction of a special ALARA system [for
radiological protection] at the station with the support of the
International Atomic Energy Agency.

At the same time Ashot Martirosyan stressed that planned monitoring was
carried out of the influence of the Armenian nuclear power station
on the environment (water, air, soil, food) and this showed that
the station’s influence on the environment was far less than the
permissible norms.