Turkey is addressing a “notable shortage” of nuclear industry experts in the country by building a specialised training centre for engineering specialists and operating personnel for the Akkuyu nuclear power station.
Anastasia Gennadievna Zoteeva, director-general of Akkuyu Nuclear JSC, told Inside WANO magazine that construction of Akkuyu is well underway and in the next three to four years the scope and scale of the work will increase.
She said job opportunities are being created with about 80% of employees at the construction site of Turkish nationality. More than 120 Turkish students are obtaining specialist education at Russian universities.
Anastasia Gennadievna Zoteeva, director-general of Akkuyu Nuclear JSC, told Inside WANO magazine that construction of Akkuyu is well underway and in the next three to four years the scope and scale of the work will increase.
She said job opportunities are being created with about 80% of employees at the construction site of Turkish nationality. More than 120 Turkish students are obtaining specialist education at Russian universities.
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