Nuclear power: Turkey's first nuclear power plant to go online soon
With the support of the Russian state-owned company Rosatom, the first nuclear power plant in Turkey is now complete. However, some questions, such as that of the final storage facility, have not yet been clarified.
Turkey's Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has announced the imminent launch of the country's first nuclear power plant, Akkuyu. The first reactor is currently undergoing intensive testing, Bayraktar said during the presentation of a report on Turkey's energy policy, compiled with the International Energy Agency (IEA). The plant, located near Akkuyu in Mersin province, is being developed by Russian state-owned company Rosatom under an agreement signed with Turkey in May 2010.
The project is expected to cost $20 billion and meet around 10% of Turkey's energy needs when completed.
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