[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text dp_text_size=”size-4″]With the opening of its first nuclear power plant, which was built with Russian aid, Turkey has formally entered the club of nations possessing nuclear energy. Despite a delay of 60 years, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoan declared that his country has finally joined the nuclear-powered nations during a virtual speech at the Akkuyu Power Plant’s inauguration ceremony.
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The Akkuyu Power Plant has acquired nuclear plant status as a result of the transportation of nuclear fuel there by air and sea. The four-reactor Akkuyu nuclear power station, which is situated in the province of Mersin in southern Turkey, is expected to have a production capacity of 4,800 megawatts and is expected to start generating electricity later this year.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
