RUSSIA GOING TO BUILD FIRST NPP IN TURKEY
PanARMENIAN.Net
17.05.2006 16:06 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Atomstroyexport Russian company announced of the
wish to build the first nuclear power plant in Turkey. The province
of the port city of Sinop on the Black Sea was chosen to host the
plant. A representative of the Turkish government told Reuters that
11 companies submitted their projects. According to the source, no
tender will be held. The Turkish Ministry of Energy will choose the
best project and introduce it in the government. The construction
will be started next year despite numerous protests of environment
protection activists and inhabitants of the region.
Observers say that Turkey wishes to free its energy system from gas
deliveries from Russia and Iran.
Yesterday a Turkish official expressed regret that Turkey falls behind
of other states in nuclear energy utilization, reported BBC.