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Delays plague Turkey’s nuclear power plans

Turkey’s first nuclear plant facing further delays – sources, BY ORHAN COSKUN AND HUMEYRA PAMUKANKARA/INSTANBUL Fri Feb 7, 2014 (Reuters) – Turkey‘s first nuclear power plant has hit further delays that will push back the start of production by almost a year after Turkish authorities requested resubmission of an environmental report, industry sources and experts said on Friday……A major reason for the hold-up of the project is the lack of an eligible company to review and assess Rosatom’s reactor plans to ensure the design meets safety standards.

A tender by the Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK) to pick a firm to carry out this work has been cancelled at least three times after bidders failed to meet the pre-qualification criteria……

Industry sources have said the first reactor at that plant is slated to come online by 2023, but experts also see that schedule as too optimistic. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/02/07/uk-turkey-nuclear-delay-idUKBREA160P220140207

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