The fifth tier of the internal steel containment building shell has been installed at the Akkuyu-2 nuclear power station in Turkey, project developer Akkuyu Nuclear said.
The containment building shell will consist of seven tiers when complete and will subsequently be covered in concrete and tested for hermetic tightness.
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