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Turkey´s first nuclear power plant
April 20 , 2018
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- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin launched the construction of Turkey´s first nuclear power plant in the Mediterranean Mersin region.
- TAEK (Turkey atomic energy authority) has granted Russian builder Rosatom a construction license to start work on the first unit of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant.
- Once completed the power station will provide 10 percent of the electricity needs of Turkey.
- The first stage is due to come online in 2023, the 100th anniversary of modern Turkey´s founding, and be completed entirely in 2026.
- The Akkuyu plant will become the 56th nuclear plant under construction in the world.
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