Türkiye seeks to settle row with Russia over nuclear plant construction
STORY: Türkiye seeks to settle row with Russia over nuclear plant construction
DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2022
LENGTH: 00:03:29
LOCATION: Ankara
CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the construction of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant
2. SOUNDBITE (English): MITHAT RENDE, Former Turkish ambassador, analyst on energy affairs
STORYLINE:
Türkiye is seeking to resolve a dispute with Russia regarding the construction of Türkiye's first nuclear power plant, a key component of growing bilateral energy cooperation.
The Akkuyu plant constructed by Russia's state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom in south Türkiye's Mersin province has set an operational date for the first reactor by 2023, with the entire plant expected to be up and running by 2025.
For Mithat Rende, a former Turkish ambassador and an analyst on energy affairs, the Akkuyu plant, which began with a 2010 intergovernmental agreement between Türkiye and Russia, is of "strategic" importance.
SOUNDBITE (English): MITHAT RENDE, Former Turkish
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