Atomkraft: Erstes Atomkraftwerk in der Türkei geht bald ans Netz
Mit Unterstützung des russischen Staatskonzerns Rosatom steht nun das erste AKW in der Türkei. Einige Fragen, wie etwa die des Endlagers, sind allerdings bisher ungeklärt.
Ankara has announced the imminent commissioning of the first Turkish nuclear power plant, Akkuyu. The first reactor of the facility is currently undergoing an intensive testing phase, according to Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, as reported by the state news agency Anadolu in the presentation of the Turkish energy policy test report, jointly created with the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Last week, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the expansion of joint nuclear energy projects with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting. The first Turkish nuclear power plant will be built near the village of Akkuyu in the Mediterranean province of Mersin. The agreement between Ankara and Moscow was signed in May 2010.
The Russian state-owned corporation Rosatom is leading the project. The first of four reactors was initially scheduled to come online in 2025, with the total cost of the plant estimated at $20 billion (€17.2 billion). Once completed, the nuclear power plant is expected to meet around ten percent of Turkey's energy demand – roughly the consumption of the megacity of Istanbul.
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