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Released November 08, 2021 | GALWAY, IRELAND
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Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland)--A construction licence has been granted for Turkey's fourth nuclear power reactor, which will allow work to start next year.
The green light was given by the country's Nuclear Regulatory Authority, and lead developer, Russia's state-owned Rosatom Corporation (Moscow, Russia), said that Akkuyu is now the "largest nuclear construction site in the world." The company said getting the construction licence involved first getting "about 120 different licenses and permits" from various Turkish government agencies, including a positive environmental impact assessment report, an electricity generation license, power unit construction licenses, and an operating permit of the Eastern Cargo Terminal.
Industrial Info has been tracking all of the projects associated with the proposed four-unit Akkuyu nuclear power plant. As the country's first nuclear power plant, the US$22 billion project is being completely funded by Rosatom, which will operate the plant when the project is completed. The four-unit plant, which will boast four VVER1200 reactors with a combined generating capacity of 4,800 megawatts (MW), is located on southern Turkey's Mediterranean coast. It is expected to meet roughly 10% of Turkey's electricity needs.
"Obtaining the construction license for Unit 4 is an important stage of the project's implementation," commented Anastasia Zoteeva, Akkuyu Nuclear JSC director general. "Having received the construction license for Unit 4, we have completed the licensing process for the construction of our four-unit nuclear power plant and have, therefore, had the safety, in-depth development, relevance, and uniqueness of our project reaffirmed by our Turkish colleagues at the Nuclear Regulatory Authority. We are now ready to carry out works on all four power units. At the beginning of next year, we will start building the foundation slab of the nuclear island buildings."
Preparatory works, including engineering surveys and pit excavations were carried out at the construction site of Unit 4 on the basis of a limited construction permit issued in June this year. By the end of this year, the construction of the concrete base of the foundation slabs of the reactor and turbine buildings is expected to start. The foundation slabs will then be reinforced.
Work is already underway on the other three units, with more than 12,000 workers on-site every day, as well as over 1,000 units of construction equipment and vehicles and 70 construction cranes. Earlier this year, Industrial Info reported that construction had started on Unit 3 of the proposed plant, and that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, work had progressed steadily. The goal is to commission one reactor per year between 2023 and 2026. For additional information, see March 30, 2021, article--Construction of New Unit Begins at Turkey's First Nuclear Power Plant.
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The green light was given by the country's Nuclear Regulatory Authority, and lead developer, Russia's state-owned Rosatom Corporation (Moscow, Russia), said that Akkuyu is now the "largest nuclear construction site in the world." The company said getting the construction licence involved first getting "about 120 different licenses and permits" from various Turkish government agencies, including a positive environmental impact assessment report, an electricity generation license, power unit construction licenses, and an operating permit of the Eastern Cargo Terminal.
Industrial Info has been tracking all of the projects associated with the proposed four-unit Akkuyu nuclear power plant. As the country's first nuclear power plant, the US$22 billion project is being completely funded by Rosatom, which will operate the plant when the project is completed. The four-unit plant, which will boast four VVER1200 reactors with a combined generating capacity of 4,800 megawatts (MW), is located on southern Turkey's Mediterranean coast. It is expected to meet roughly 10% of Turkey's electricity needs.
"Obtaining the construction license for Unit 4 is an important stage of the project's implementation," commented Anastasia Zoteeva, Akkuyu Nuclear JSC director general. "Having received the construction license for Unit 4, we have completed the licensing process for the construction of our four-unit nuclear power plant and have, therefore, had the safety, in-depth development, relevance, and uniqueness of our project reaffirmed by our Turkish colleagues at the Nuclear Regulatory Authority. We are now ready to carry out works on all four power units. At the beginning of next year, we will start building the foundation slab of the nuclear island buildings."
Preparatory works, including engineering surveys and pit excavations were carried out at the construction site of Unit 4 on the basis of a limited construction permit issued in June this year. By the end of this year, the construction of the concrete base of the foundation slabs of the reactor and turbine buildings is expected to start. The foundation slabs will then be reinforced.
Work is already underway on the other three units, with more than 12,000 workers on-site every day, as well as over 1,000 units of construction equipment and vehicles and 70 construction cranes. Earlier this year, Industrial Info reported that construction had started on Unit 3 of the proposed plant, and that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, work had progressed steadily. The goal is to commission one reactor per year between 2023 and 2026. For additional information, see March 30, 2021, article--Construction of New Unit Begins at Turkey's First Nuclear Power Plant.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, six offices in North America and 12 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities. Follow IIR on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn.
