First safety related concrete has been poured for the fourth unit at the first nuclear power station in Turkey, marking the beginning of the main construction phase, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom announced.
Rosatom director-general Alexey Likhachev, who attended a ceremony to mark concrete pouring, said the “flagship” four-unit Akkuyu nuclear station is the company’s largest project with construction taking place at four units simultaneously.
Fatih Dönmez, Turkey’s energy and natural resources minister, said Akkuyu is the largest one-time investment in the country’s history. When completed, the four reactors will meet 10% of Turkey’s electricity demand.