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The Metsamor nuclear power plant, with its design dating back to the 1960s, is considered one of the riskiest nuclear power plants in the world. It is 17 km from the Turkish border and 30 km from Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. Despite calls from the international community, especially the European Union, to shut it down, the plant will remain operational until at least 2026. The plant, which provides one-third of Armenia’s energy, is of vital importance to the country. So is Metsamor really the world’s riskiest nuclear power plant? And if so, why is it still open? The BBC Turkish team investigated the issue in Turkey and Armenia. The most authoritative institutions on the subject met with the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Turkish Nuclear Regulatory Authority. B. Gül Göktepe, environmental security advisor to the President of NÜKAD Turkey, and physicist Daniel Ioannisyan, director of the Conscious Citizens Association, evaluated the issue for BBC Turkish. Video: Ege Tatlıcı, Esra Yalçınalp, Mahmut Hamsici Graphic: Selim Büyükgüner BBC Turkish website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkce Facebook: / bbcturkceservisi Twitter: / bbcturkce Instagram: / bbcturkce