Erdogan hints at larger nuclear partnership with Russia, unsettling Turkey's allies
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is signalling a move to expand nuclear power cooperation with Russia, just as his country’s first Russian-built nuclear station prepares to go live later this year. The deepening partnership is likely to unsettle Turkey’s western allies.
The EU has never sanctioned Russia's nuclear sector, which has allowed Rosatom, the state-owned Russian nuclear corporation, to assist in running a nuclear-fuel plant in Germany. Environmental group BUND Niedersachsen has taken legal action against the state of Lower Saxony to overturn a permit that permits Lingen plant to produce Russian-designed fuel under a license from Rosatom.
The case highlights a gap in Europe's sanctions, as Germany approved the deal based on the lack of sanctions rather than any opposition to Rosatom. BUND argues that the arrangement provides Russia with access to critical infrastructure in Ukraine's war zone and warns of potential sabotage. The permit allows French nuclear company Framatome's subsidiary, Advanced Nuclear Fuels, to expand the 45-year-old plant to build hexagonal fuel assemblies for Soviet-designed VVER-1000 reactors.
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