May 2010: Turkey’s first nuclear power plant, Akkuyu NPP, started with an international agreement signed between Turkey and Russia in May 2010. October 13th, 2011: The Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK) gave the existing Location License to Akkuyu Nuclear. November 2013: The Akkuyu NPP Site Report which was prepared under the Ground License Conditions with …
During the nuclear power plant summit in Istanbul, two military contractors introduced their “potential” nuclear capabilities: STM (Cybersecurity) and Aselsan (Physical Security). Turkey’s growing nuclear energy investments offer significant opportunities and job opportunities for the military contractors, in particular to the shipbuilding industry. As per example, in other markets, the naval industry is deeply involved …
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CERAWeek 2017 is a leading annual gathering of senior energy executives, innovators and offering dialogue and insight into the energy future has taken place in Houston, Texas, USA between March 6-10th. The chairman of the conference was Daniel Yergin who is also the Vice Chairman of IHS Markit and a Pulitzer price-winning American author, speaker, …
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The Director of Nuclear Sciences Institute in Ankara University, Prof. Dr. Niyazi Meriç said that the number of expert academicians related to nuclear energy was low in Turkey. In short term, the country will require a total of 16000 nuclear experts for 4 units of Akkuyu NES. Meriç emphasized the importance of cooperation with foreign …
The regulation put into practice by Turkey and called as “super incentive” ensures that important investments are specially supported by the decision of the Council of Ministers. It was learned that the first investment package was prepared within the scope of “super incentive”, where incentives can be applied for almost all investment and operating period …
Rosatom announced that the Middle East countries that have nuclear programs, including Jordan, need for a single nuclear plant 750 specialists from professionals at various levels and rehabilitation: The nuclear plant needs engineers in the field of nuclear energy The nuclear physicists The nuclear reactor operators The crew of experts in response to emergencies Managers …
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Turkey published in the Official Gazette an agreement for cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy with China, which is a necessary step to open the way for Beijing to build a third nuclear power plant in Turkey in Iğneada, in the North-West of the country, close to the Bulgarian border. The protocol was …
Russia assessed the lack of infrastructure in Saudi Arabia for the construction of nuclear power plants. Its experience in Bangladesh and Vietnam, as well as the joint projects which are currently under construction in Turkey, Jordan and Egypt gives Russia a clear advantage over its competitors.
Spring is a time of renewal, injecting life into things that have fallen dormant. For China, the month of May was supposed to be the moment its nuclear industry sprang back to life after two years of hiding from the cloud cast by the Fukushima disaster. A Chinese company was poised to win a major …
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