13.01.2010
January 19, 2009 – the Turkish Atomic Energy Agency (TAEK) started the analysis of the offer from the Russian-Turkish Consortium, which includes Atomstroyexport JSC, Inter RAO UES and the Turkish company Park Teknik, within the tender for construction of the first NPP in Turkey. At the same time the Turkish company Tetash received a new offer from the Consortium, corrected in compliance with the present situation at the world market. In the nearest future a report based upon the analysis results will be prepared for the Turkey Government, which will make the final decision. The first NPP in Turkey is planned to be constructed near the Mediterranean port of Mersin (the district of Akkuyu). The offer of the Consortium includes constructing four reactors VVER with the capacity of 1200 MW each according to the Russian design AES-2006. 13 world leading companies participated in the first stage of the tender in September 2008, however, only the Russian-Turkish Consortium appeared to be the only participant to present the whole package of necessary documents on time. During a month and a half the Turkish Atomic Energy Agency (TAEK) analyzed comprehensively the technical documentation package and on December 19, 2008 made a decision in principal on acceptability of the mentioned technical solutions and compliance of the Russian design with all international requirements of NPP safe operation.
