Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant
| Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
  Location of Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in Turkey | |
| Official name | Akkuyu Nükleer Güç Santrali A.Ş. |
| Country | Turkey |
| Location | Akkuyu, Mersin |
| Coordinates | 36°08′40″N 33°32′28″E / 36.14444°N 33.54111°ECoordinates: 36°08′40″N 33°32′28″E / 36.14444°N 33.54111°E |
| Status | Under construction |
| Construction began | 14 April 2015[1] |
| Commission date | 2020 (scheduled) |
| Construction cost | US$20 billion |
| Owner(s) | Akkuyu NGS Elektrik Üretim A.Ş. |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | VVER-1200/491 PWR |
| Reactor supplier | Atomstroyexport |
| Power generation | |
| Units planned | 4 × 1,200 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 4,800 |
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Website www.akkunpp.com | |
The Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant (Turkish: Akkuyu Nükleer Enerji Santrali) is a nuclear power plant under construction at Akkuyu, in Büyükeceli, Mersin Province, Turkey. It will be the country's first nuclear power plant.[2]
History
In May 2010, Russia and Turkey signed an agreement that a subsidiary of Rosatom — Akkuyu NGS Elektrik Uretim Corp. (APC: Akkuyu Project Company) — would build, own, and operate a power plant at Akkuyu comprising four 1,200 MW VVER units.[3] The agreement was ratified by the Turkish Parliament in July 2010.[4]
Engineering and survey work started at the site in 2011.[5] The construction of the first unit will begin in 2016, with the four units put into service in 2020–22.
In 2013, Russian nuclear construction company Atomstroyexport (ASE) and Turkish construction company Ozdogu signed the site preparation contract for the proposed Akkuyu nuclear power plant. The contract includes excavation work at the site.[6]
The official launch ceremony took place in April 2015, and the first unit is expected to be completed in 2020.[7]
Location advantages
The government chose this site because of the low population density and low risk of earthquakes.
Finance
Financing is provided by Russian investors, with 93% from a Rosatom subsidiary. Up to 49% of shares may be sold later to other investors.[8] Potential investors are Turkish companies Park Teknik and Elektrik Üretim.[5]
Turkish Electricity Trade and Contract Corporation (TETAS) has guaranteed the purchase of 70% power generated from the first two units and 30% from the third and fourth units over a 15-year power purchase agreement. Electricity will be purchased at a price of 12.35 US cents per kW·h and the remaining power will be sold in the open market by the producer.[9]
Objections
The most important objection is that Büyükeceli and the surrounding coastline may lose its touristic potential after the realization of the project.[10] Büyükeceli residents are also worried that the already low population of the town may further decrease and the town may lose its township status.
On 12 January 2015, it was reported that the signatures of specialists on a government-sanctioned environmental impact report had been forged. The specialists had resigned six months prior to its submission, and the contracting company had then made unilateral changes to the report.[11] The revelation sparked protest in North Nicosia. The construction of the Akkuyu plant is controversial in Cyprus, due to its close proximity to the island.[12]
References
- ↑ Ground broken for first nuclear plant amid safety concerns and protests
- ↑ "Welcome to the site of Akkuyu NPP JSC!". Akkuyu NGS location. Akkuyu NGS A.Ş., akkunpp.com. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ↑ "Russian plant for Turkey's Akkuyu". World Nuclear News. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ↑ "Governmental approval for Turkish construction plan". World Nuclear News. 15 July 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Site work to start for Turkish plant". World Nuclear News. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ↑ "Russia And Turkey Sign Akkuyu Site Preparation Contract". NucNet. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ↑ "Ground broken for Turkey's first nuclear power plant". World Nuclear News. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ↑ "A case study of a Russian international project: Turkey's Akkuyu project". Nuclear Engineering International. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ "Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, Turkey". power-technology.com. Net Resources International. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ↑ "Mersin'de Yapılması Planlanan Nükleer Santral" [Making Planned Nuclear Power Plant in Mersin] (in Turkish). Anatolian Agency. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ↑ "Signatures on nuclear power plant environmental impact report forged". Today's Zaman. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ↑ "Lefkoşa’da Nükleer Karşıtı Yürüyüş: 'Akkuyu’da Nükleer En Çok Bizi Etkiler'". Gazeddakıbrıs (in Turkish). 17 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
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