Turkey conducts training exercises regarding possible accident at Armenia nuclear plant

Exercises related to the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant of Armenia are being carried out in Turkey’s Kars and Igdir Provinces bordering Armenia.

Employees of Turkey's emergency department conducted training exercises—together with doctors and security personnel—regarding a possible leakage of radioactive materials from the Metsamor nuclear plant, Milliyet reported.

The aforesaid exercises included providing first aid to residents of bordering villages after a magnitude-7 earthquake.