New head of Akkuyu nuke plant in Turkey appointed
By Trend
A new head of Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Turkey has been appointed, Trend reports March 5 with reference to Turkish media.
Anastasia Zoteeva, who was a member of the board of directors of Akkuyu nuclear power plant in 2016, has become a new head of the plant.
Previously, this post was held by Yuri Galanchuk.
In early April 2018, the Turkish province of Mersin hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for laying foundation of Turkey's first nuclear power plant "Akkuyu", which was attended by the presidents of Turkey and Russia - Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin.
The agreement on the construction of Akkuyu was signed on May 12, 2010 in Ankara between the Russian and Turkish governments, and on December 13 of the same year Akkuyu Nuclear JSC was registered.
The Akkuyu project involves the construction of four power units with Russian WWER-1200 reactor plants of 3+ generation that meet the highest post-Fukushima safety standards. The capacity of each unit will be 1200 MW. The cost of the project is estimated at $20 billion.
Turkey intends to build another nuclear power plant in Sinop in the north of the country with Japan's participation, the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant with the participation of Russia.
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