The first Russian-Turkish agreement on construction of the power plant was signed in Ankara on May 12, 2010. It will consist of 4 power blocks producing 1.2 GW each, using the AES-2006 project. The power plant is worth $20 billion.
Spassky reminded parliament that Rosatom had signed 12 international deals on peaceful use of nuclear energy. The deal with Turkey is unique, as it was being prepared together with documents on construction at the same time.
It is one of the largest projects of Rosatom in the nuclear sphere. The project is being realized according to the Novovoronezhskaya nuclear power plant N2 and improved to the “3+” generation. The situation at Fukushima-1 cannot happen, Spassky underlined.
The Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant in Japan was struck by an earthquake on March 11, followed by a tsunami that damaged it, breaking its cooling system. Several radiation releases were registered, forcing evacuation of people living within a radius of 20 km. Radiation was later registered in air, water and food.
Turkey plans to build three nuclear power plants by 2023, promising to take into account the tragic experience of Japan.
Spassky noted that Turkey had provided a free spot for construction of the plant with all its infrastructure. The spot will be used for shutting down the plant. He also confirmed that one Russian specialist requires the hiring of 5 Turkish workers.
The Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant JSC will launch the power plant.
