10 March 2021
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Rosatom announced today that first concrete has been poured for the third unit of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant under construction in the Mersin province of Turkey. The Russian and Turkish heads of state joined the ceremony held to mark the event by video link. The Akkuyu nuclear power plant project is based on an intergovernmental agreement the two countries signed in 2010.
Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Dönmez and Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachov launching construction at Akkuyu unit 3 today (Image: Rosatom Global) Three years ago we poured first concrete at Akkuyu NPP unit 1 and today we did it at unit 3, the Russian state nuclear corporation said on Twitter, adding that the construction licence for unit 4 is expected to be granted by the Turkish regulator later this year. Four VVER-1200 NPPs will secure 10% of Turkey s power needs. This success is proof that nuclear can and should be deployed efficiently around the world,
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