Turkey is planning to introduce a draft law to parliament on small modular reactors (SMRs) as it plans to offer incentives for the deployment of units, energy minister Alparslan Bayraktar said.
Speaking to the state-owned Anadolu news agency, Bayraktar said Ankara has ambitious plans for 20,000 MW of installed nuclear capacity by 2050, 5,000 MW of which could come from SMRs.
“This is not just an option; it is a strategic necessity for a resilient and independent Turkey,” Bayraktar said.
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