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Turkish govt asks Russian nuclear firm to ‘educate’ Turkey’s anti nuclear residents

Turkey surprises Russian nuclear firm with new conditions, Today’s Zaman,  ERCAN BAYSAL , ANKARA, 26 Dec 11 Russian firm Atomstroy export received two additional conditions from the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Forestry on their contract for Turkey’s first nuclear power plant in Akkuyu, on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast.
The ministry announced the additional conditions to the Russian firm in its response to Atomstroyexport’s environmental impact assessment (EIA) report. One of the additional conditions placed by the ministry asks the firm to persuade the residents of Akkuyu and be sensible to their objections regarding the nuclear plant.

Other conditions demanded detailed information about the handling of nuclear waste.
The deputy undersecretary for the Ministry of Environment and
Forestry, Sedat Kadıoğlu, evaluated the matter and said, “Turkey is
the only member country of the Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development (OECD) that doesn’t have a nuclear plant and so we
have to explain the details of nuclear power to the public in order to
prevent information pollution.”

Kadıoğlu stresses the Ministry’s sensitivity towards informing the
public and talked about the preparations for the first nuclear plant
in the country. He stated that the project began by including NGOs,
the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK),
public institutions, universities and Turkish citizens in forming a
commission to prepare the EIA report.

Kadıoğlu noted citizens’ concerns regarding the use of nuclear power
and said the government hopes to get rid of all question marks, and
the priority will be informing people on the use of nuclear power. He
emphasized that the ministry asked the Russian firm to establish a
department to effectively communicate with the public and answer
questions. Kadıoğlu explained that the duty of this unit will be to
inform the commission and the local residents about nuclear power, its
use around the world, as well as the potential benefits and harms. He
added, “The unit will inform people by holding informational sessions,
seminars, simulation shows and publishing brochures.”

Kadıoğlu mentioned that the nuclear plant will not contribute to
pollution and global warming due to absence of carbon emissions, but
noted the riskiest part will be the nuclear waste. The ministry is
asking the firm to take part in studies that will compare the damage
to the environment that could be done by a nuclear power plant to the
damage that could be done by a thermal power plant with a 4800
megawatt capacity.
http://www.todayszaman.com/news-266738-turkey-surprises-russian-nuclear-firm-with-new-conditions.html

December 26, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | marketing, Turkey