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Procedural problems may force cancellation of nuclear tender

Procedural problems may force cancellation of nuclear tender
TODAY’S ZAMAN 14 Oct 08 A tender for the construction of the first nuclear power plant in Turkey, held on Sept. 25, may be cancelled due to its failure to meet technical criteria.
The fact that there was only one bidder in the tender, analysts say, may lead to its cancellation because it fell short of creating a competitive environment.

The only bidder for the tender was the Park Teknik consortium, set up by the Russian AtomStroyExport and Inter RAO UES and the Turkish Ciner Group.

At a time when the construction of a nuclear power plant has been strongly protested by some groups, only receiving one bid for the tender has complicated things for the government……………..If the Russian company is awarded the contract, Russian interests in the generation of Turkey’s electricity will rise from 35 percent to 55 percent. Turkey fulfills 60 percent of its natural gas needs from Russia, and it does not want to get into a similar situation with power generation………………………….Russia already controls about 25 percent of the world market for nuclear energy,

Procedural problems may force cancellation of nuclear tender

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October 14, 2008 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs