Pouring of first concrete for Unit 3 of the Akkuyu nuclear power station project in Turkey could take place in the spring of 2021, according to Kiril Komarov, deputy head of Russian state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom.

The official Tass news agency quoted Mr Komarov as saying that the construction permit for the last planned unit at the site in southwest turkey, Akkuyu-4, could be expected “around the autumn” of 2021.