A construction permit has been granted for Unit 3 of the four-unit Akkuyu nuclear power station in Turkey, Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom announced on its Twitter feed.
The company said: “Exciting news from Turkey: country’s first nuclear power plant Akkuyu gets construction permit for Unit 3. Three permits granted, one to go!”
The $20bn Akkuyu station, the first commercial nuclear station in Turkey, is being built near Mersin on the country’s southern Mediterranean coast under a contract signed with Russia in 2010.
The contract is for a subsidiary of Rosatom, Akkuyu Nuclear JSC, to build, own and operate the facility. The agreement was ratified by the Turkish parliament in July 2010. Engineering and survey work started at the site in 2011.
The company said: “Exciting news from Turkey: country’s first nuclear power plant Akkuyu gets construction permit for Unit 3. Three permits granted, one to go!”
The $20bn Akkuyu station, the first commercial nuclear station in Turkey, is being built near Mersin on the country’s southern Mediterranean coast under a contract signed with Russia in 2010.
The contract is for a subsidiary of Rosatom, Akkuyu Nuclear JSC, to build, own and operate the facility. The agreement was ratified by the Turkish parliament in July 2010. Engineering and survey work started at the site in 2011.
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