Büyükeceli, July 23 - Neftegaz.RU. Director Gen. of Rosatom Atomic Energy Corporation Alexey Likhachev and the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Fatih Dönmez held a working meeting at the construction site of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant.
The parties acknowledged the progress of the construction works, discussed localization of supplies and involvement of Turkish companies in the project, possible participation of external investors in the Akkuyu nuclear share capital, as well as the connection of the future NPP to the national power grid.
“The construction of the Akkuyu NPP is being carried out with a high level of cooperation. The Akkuyu project is being implemented according to the schedule. The construction works on the site are conducted in line with operational and safety requirements and standards established by the International Atomic Energy Agency”, Fatih Dönmez commented.
“The Akkuyu NPP construction project is unique because of its build-own-operate model. For the 1st time in the history of the global nuclear sector, a company assumed responsibility for all stages of the power plant’s life cycle, from design and construction to maintenance and decommissioning. This predefines our strategic approach to the project, and the fact that we are discussing future power plant operation issues and its connection to the national grid of Turkey at such an early stage, A.Likhachev noted.
"We also pay great attention to the development of cooperation with Turkish contractors and suppliers, as well as the training of the local specialists, because Turkish employees and companies will be involved in the NPP operations at all stages of its life cycle".
In the framework of the meeting a contract for engineering, procurement of equipment and construction of Akkuyu NPP facilities (EPC contract) has been signed.
