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Turkey signs nuke plant deal with Japan
12:09 ¢ 04.05.13
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄ?an and his Japanese
counterpart, Shinzo Abe, signed a $22 bln deal on Turkey's second
nuclear plant project on May 3 in the Black Sea province of Sinop,
ending months of speculation about the winning bidder for the plant,
Hurriyet Daily News reported.
`This is a very important deal. With this second nuclear plant, we
have also taken the first step toward a third one, which is a lot to
us,' ErdoÄ?an told reporters after a signing ceremony with Abe. ErdoÄ?an
also emphasized Japan's safety know-how and experience against
earthquakes.
Underlining the significance of the agreement as Japan's first nuclear
deal since the 2011 nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Abe said safety
would be the top priority for the project.
`We believe Japan will transfer its experiences and the lessons it
learned from serious accidents to nuclear studies and will contribute
to ensuring nuclear safety at the top level,' he said.
The consortium will also be responsible for the ground studies of
Turkey's third nuclear plant, which is slated to be built in a
still-undetermined location, Reuters reported.
The first unit of the nuclear plant is set to be active by 2023, while
the last unit will come online by 2028. `We have 10 years now to make
the nuclear plant active. I believe we can shorten this period
together,' Erdogan said.
Meanwhile, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yıldız said the government
was working on plans to build the third plant after 2023. The
prospective project should ideally be led by Turkish engineers, he
added. `Our prime minister continually sets new goals ahead of us.
Hopefully we will build the third nuclear plant under the management
of Turkish engineers. This will be an important test for [them] and I
think that we will be ready for the task after 2023.'
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/05/04/turkey-japan/
12:09 ¢ 04.05.13
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄ?an and his Japanese
counterpart, Shinzo Abe, signed a $22 bln deal on Turkey's second
nuclear plant project on May 3 in the Black Sea province of Sinop,
ending months of speculation about the winning bidder for the plant,
Hurriyet Daily News reported.
`This is a very important deal. With this second nuclear plant, we
have also taken the first step toward a third one, which is a lot to
us,' ErdoÄ?an told reporters after a signing ceremony with Abe. ErdoÄ?an
also emphasized Japan's safety know-how and experience against
earthquakes.
Underlining the significance of the agreement as Japan's first nuclear
deal since the 2011 nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Abe said safety
would be the top priority for the project.
`We believe Japan will transfer its experiences and the lessons it
learned from serious accidents to nuclear studies and will contribute
to ensuring nuclear safety at the top level,' he said.
The consortium will also be responsible for the ground studies of
Turkey's third nuclear plant, which is slated to be built in a
still-undetermined location, Reuters reported.
The first unit of the nuclear plant is set to be active by 2023, while
the last unit will come online by 2028. `We have 10 years now to make
the nuclear plant active. I believe we can shorten this period
together,' Erdogan said.
Meanwhile, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yıldız said the government
was working on plans to build the third plant after 2023. The
prospective project should ideally be led by Turkish engineers, he
added. `Our prime minister continually sets new goals ahead of us.
Hopefully we will build the third nuclear plant under the management
of Turkish engineers. This will be an important test for [them] and I
think that we will be ready for the task after 2023.'
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/05/04/turkey-japan/