Nuclear power plant attempts in Turkey and the first licensed site
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Date
2006
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Institute of Nuclear Physics of Uzbekistan Academy of Science, Turkish Atomic Energy Authority
Abstract
In this paper, detailed information regarding Turkey’s past attempts for the construction of a
nuclear power plant (NPP) and site survey studies conducted for this plant is given. Also, some
important characteristics of the first licensed site, namely Akkuyu, are summarized.
There were four attempts made for the construction of an NPP in the past. However, all of them
failed due to technical, economical and/or some other reasons. Akkuyu site has been selected among
around 25 candidate sites for the reasons that bulky materials can be transported there by sea; it is
located near the major electricity demand centers; soil-structure interaction and slab stability are
suitable for the construction of an NPP; its surrounding is one of the most sparsely populated areas
of Turkey; and it is seismically the most stable region in earthquake-prone Turkey, e.g. Turkish
Electricity Authority (TEK) was granted a site license for the Akkuyu in 1976.
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International Atomic Energy Agency
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Nuclear power plants, Nükleer güç santralleri, Nuclear power plants -- Turkey, Nuclear power plants -- Türkiye, The first licensed site, İlk lisanslı yer, Akkuyu
Citation
Bektur, Y., ve Bezdegümeli, U. (2006). Nuclear power plant attempts in Turkey and the first licensed site. The Third Eurasian Conference Nuclear Science and Its Application : Proceedings, (s. 31-34). 5-8 October, 2004. Tashkent, Uzbekistan.