Russia signs deal to build Turkey’s first nuclear power plant

ANKARA, August 6 (RIA Novosti) – The prime ministers of Russia and
Turkey signed an agreement Thursday on the two countries’ nuclear
cooperation and Russian firms’ participation in the construction of
Turkey’s first nuclear power plant.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Russia would soon
coordinate construction details with the Turkish authorities and start
implementing the project.
"We intend to coordinate the details shortly and start the
construction," he said after a meeting with his Turkish counterpart,
Tayyip Erdogan.
"The victory of a Russian-Turkish consortium in the tender to build
Turkey’s first NPP opens wide opportunities for our countries. Both
sides are evidently interested in the project," Putin said.
He added that the Russian price to build the Turkish nuclear plant was
50% lower than the U.S. price.
The plant is due to be built on the Mediterranean coast near Akkuyu. A
consortium made up of Russia’ Atomstroyexport, Inter RAO UES and
Turkey’s Park Teknik participated in the tender.
Turkish nuclear authorities in May ruled that the consortium’s tender
proposal that included the construction of four 1,200 MW power units
was in line with all technological criteria.