Construction of a nuclear power reactor
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Russia to Bid for First Turkish Nuclear Power Plant
Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler officially announced on Monday the tender for construction of the country’s first nuclear power plant, France Presse reported.
The power plant of 4,000MW capacity will be built in Mersin province near the port in the Mediterranean Sea, and this location has already agitated the environmentalists. Nevertheless, Turkey plans to have three nuclear plants by 2013.
State-controlled TETAS will be accepting the bids till September 24. According to Guler, private investors will fund the project in whole. Under the Nuclear Power Act of 2007, each power plant in Turkey will enjoy the government’s guarantee for its energy purchase for 15 years from the date of the launch.
Russia’s Atomstroiexport confirmed the interest in the project, Interfax reported. It suggests building a plant based on the water-cooled power reactors of 1,000MW capacity. Atomstroiexport chief Sergei Shmatko said earlier that Russia would probably have to compete with Canada and its CANDU heavy-water reactor.
www.kommersant.com
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