Turkey / Negotiations Continue With Russia, China, South Korea On New Nuclear Stations

Ankara ‘in contact’ with western companies about SMR deployment

Negotiations Continue With Russia, China, South Korea On New Nuclear Stations
Turkey is expecting a substantial growth in its future energy needs which it plans to meet partly by deploying new nuclear power.

Turkey is talking to Russia, China, and South Korea about the proposed construction of two new nuclear power stations, Ankara’s official Anadolu news agency quoted a government official as saying.

Salih Sari, head of the directorate of nuclear energy at the Turkish energy and natural resources ministry, told Anadolu that negotiations with Russia and South Korea are for the Sinop project on the Black Sea coast in northern Turkey, while those with China are for a nuclear plant site in its European Thrace region.

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