Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said talks with China to build a new nuclear plant would be completed “in a few months’ time.'
a Chinese delegation has already visited the site of a proposed third reactor in Kirklareli, a city close to the borders of Greece and Bulgaria.Nikkei Asia on Friday that if the Turkey-China deal is finalized, “it will become the single largest investment of China abroad.”
, a new technology that envisions quickly building a number of small reactors close to high-power-consumption facilities like factories or hospitals.“We are planning 42,000 megawatts of solar, 18,000 megawatts of wind, and 5,000 megawatts of offshore wind power plants by 2035,” he added.
Western governments were also worried about Turkey diverting nuclear power technology to build weapons or having its nuclear technology stolen by terrorists. At one time, Turkey was considered the most likely of 30 countries seeking nuclear power to divert peaceful energy technology for military use.The model used to develop the Akkuyu nuclear power plant makes Turkey heavily dependent on Russian technology.
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