Nuclear Energy News in Turkey
| 9/3/2024 - Russian and Turkish builders of the Akkuyu NPP (being constructed by Rosatom in Türkiye) have completed concreting the foundation of the turbine set of the third power unit. The robust foun... |
| 8/22/2024 - Russian and Turkish specialists have completed the installation of the lower dome part of the outer containment (OC) in the design position at Power Unit No.1 of the Akkuyu NPP (being built by Rosatom... |
| 8/21/2024 - The Akkuyu NPP construction site and the construction region of Turkey's first nuclear power plant (the project is being implemented by the Russian state corporation Rosatom) were visited by a delegat... |
| 7/18/2024 - A business meeting between Alexey Likhachev, Director General of ROSATOM, and Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Türkiye, took place in Istanbul. The parties discussed th... |
| 7/11/2024 - Installation of the containment prestressing system (CPS) has been completed in the reactor building of Power Unit No. 1 of the Akkuyu NPP (being built by Rosatom State Corporation in Turkey). This is... |
| 7/11/2024 - Büyükeceli, Mersin Province, Türkiye. Installation of the containment prestressing system (CPS) has been completed in the reactor building of Power Unit No. 1 of the Akkuyu NPP (being built by Rosatom... |
| 7/4/2024 - Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation became a partner of the VI. International Exhibition and the X Summit of Nuclear Power Plants NPPES-2024, which ended in Istanbul (Turkey) on July 3, 2024. <... |
| 4/12/2024 - Buyukeceli, Mersin Province, Turkiye. Start-up and commissioning works, another key stage has begun at Unit 1 of Akkuyu NPP under construction in Turkiye. Director General of ROSATOM Ale... |
| 1/16/2024 - A Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will hold oral
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| 10/5/2023 - The official October 2023 commissioning of the first reactor unit of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in Büyükeceli, Turkey, opens a new chapter in energy security for Turkey. The Penetron System of cry... |
| 8/8/2023 - Concreting of the reactor building foundation slab has been completed at the construction site of Akkuyu NPP Unit 4 of the. The completion of an important construction stage enables to proceed to the ... |
| 7/27/2023 - Installation of a gas insulated switchgear designed for a voltage of 400 kV (GIS-400) started at the Akkuyu NPP. The high-tech facility is included in the modern system of the NPP electrical equipment... |
| 7/3/2023 - State Power Investment Corporation participated in the 5th Turkey Nuclear Power Plant Exhibition and the 9th Turkey Nuclear Power Plant Expo & Summit (NPPES) held in Istanbul, Turkey on June 21 and 22... |
| 4/28/2023 - The Republic of Türkiye has taken great steps to ensure its energy sustainability with nuclear power, said IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi at a ceremony yesterday to mark the arrival of th... |
| 9/22/2022 - The installation of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV), a key component of the Unit 2 reactor plant, has been completed at the Akkuyu NPP Construction Site. Prior to the installation RPV de... |
| 7/21/2022 - A ceremony dedicated to the start of the construction of the fourth unit at the first nuclear power plant in Turkey was held at the Akkuyu NPP site, signifying the beginning of the main construction p... |
| 4/27/2022 - As part of the work on establishing a unified water discharge system at the construction site of Akkuyu NPP Unit 1, construction workers connected the discharge channel and the siphon well. The facili... |
| 10/30/2013 - On October 29 the international consortium of which Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) is a member reached a broad framework of agreement with the Government of the Republic of Turkey on a commer... |
