Construction of Akka NPP in Turkey continues to accelerated pace

Construction work at the block No. 1 of the Akkuy NPP, which is under construction in the Gulnar region in the Turkish province of Mersin, is completed. This was announced by Anadolu by the Deputy Director of the NPP under construction for the construction of ACCOu Nuclear JSC Dmitry Romanets during a visit to the world’s largest aviation festival, cosmonautics and Teknofest technology in Ankara.

“By the end of this year, we will complete the installation of technological and related equipment in the turbine and pump compartments and move on to the stage of launch and commissioning of Bloc No. 1,” he said.

According to Romants, a lot of tests were carried out at the nuclear power plant in the framework of preparation for operation.

He recalled that according to the intergovernmental agreement between Turkey and Russia, the power unit should begin to generate electricity 7 years after receiving a license for the construction of the first power unit. However, every effort is being made to reduce these terms, ”said Romanets.

“This year a very important step was taken in terms of commissioning the first power unit. The first batch of nuclear fuel was delivered to the site of the nuclear power plant. Fuel delivery is the first important step when commissioning an atomic power unit. According to intergovernmental agreement, date, date The start of the production of the first power unit is defined as 2025, but our team makes every effort to get ahead of these terms, ”said Romanets.

He noted that at the same time the work related to the construction of the second and third power units of nuclear power plants continues. The introduction of other power units is planned to be carried out with an interval of one year, added Romanets.

The world’s largest aviation festival, astronautics and technology Teknofest is held in Ankara from August 30 to September 3.

Teknofest is organized by the Turkish Foundation Foundation (T3 Foundation) and the Ministry of Industry and Technology of the country.