Turkey Hopes to Produce Nuclear Power by Year End
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Turkey hopes to start operating its first nuclear power plant before the end of the year, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said. "We are currently in the testing phase of the first reactor. We want to complete the tests step by step and put the first reactor into operation by the end of 2026. Our goal is to start generating electricity by the end of 2026," he told the Sabah newspaper. "Work is also continuing on the rema…
With the new Akkuyu nuclear power plant, Turkey will in future cover the electricity demand of the Istanbul metropolis. Although the planned nuclear waste repository has not yet been built, President Erdogan already announces the construction of further reactors.
This arises in partnership with Russia.
With support from the Russian state corporation Rosatom is now the first nuclear power plant in Turkey. However, some questions, such as the Endlanger, have not yet been resolved.
The first power unit of the Turkish Acku nuclear power plant will be operational until next year. Alparslan Bairactar, head of the Turkish power department, reported that the first 1,200 MW reactor had already started testing.
The first power plant under construction in Turkey, the Akku nuclear power plant, will begin to produce electricity before the end of 2026, and is now undergoing the necessary testing phase, reported Alparslan Bairactar, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey. "At Turkey's first nuclear power plant, Akku nuclear power plant, work is continuing on the commissioning of the first power unit. On the first power unit, the station, consist…
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