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The first unit at the Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Turkey is now entering the commissioning stage, with the aim of it supplying Turkey's energy system in 2025, Rosatom says.

Date: Wednesday, 10 April 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Commissioning-work-is-beginning-at-Akkuyu-1

Russia’s annual International Forum on Nuclear Energy, Atomexpo, which was recently held over two days in Sochi on the Black Sea coast set a record for the number of participating countries. Atomexpo-2024 organised by Rosatom, was held at the Sirius science & arts park in Sochi. The Sirius Federal Territory was established in 2020 has a special status and management system with an experimental legal regime. The forum attracted more than 4,500 people from 75 countries.

Date: Friday, 29 March 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrussias-atomexpo-2024-breaks-records-11641199

Negotiations on the implementation of the second NPP project in Turkiye are ongoing and are not completed, according to a representative of the Turkish Ministry of Energy, commenting on statements by the head of Rosatom, Alexey Likhachev, about a "political decision" on Russia's participation in the construction of a second NPP.

Date: Thursday, 14 March 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsturkish-energy-ministry-says-talks-on-countrys-second-npp-continue-11597430

JSC Ruspolimet in Vyksa (Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region) has shipped the lead transport and packaging container TUK-137T.A1 manufactured for the Akkuyu NPP under construction in Turkiye. The equipment was manufactured by Ruspolimet for Tekhsnabexport (Tenex), Rosatom’s sales and trading division.

Date: Friday, 16 February 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsinnovative-equipment-for-handling-spent-nuclear-fuel-sent-to-akkuyu-npp-11519933

The Caribbean island of Puerto Rico is favourably positioned for the introduction of advanced micro and small modular reactors, according to an economic study conducted by Puerto Rican-led not-for-profit organisation the Nuclear Alternative Project (NAP).

Date: Friday, 09 February 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/SMRs-economically-feasible-in-Puerto-Rico,-study-f

Two horizontal steam-heater separators (a component of the steam generators) are being delivered from Russia for unit 1 of the Akkuyu NPP under construction in Turkiye. The initial part of the journey involved transportation along the frozen Neva River, accompanied by three icebreakers and two tugboats.

Date: Saturday, 03 February 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newstwo-horizontal-steam-heater-separators-dispatched-to-akkuyu-npp-11483115

Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, during a five-day visit to Russia, signed agreements with Russia for additional units of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. The agreement was signed following a meeting with Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Ministry of Industry & Trade Denis Manturov.

Date: Thursday, 04 January 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsindia-and-russia-agree-to-expand-kudankulam-11408394

The Council of the Nuclear Regulatory Agency (NDK) of Turkiye has issued a commissioning permit for unit 1 of the Akkuyu NPP to project company Akkuyu Nukleer, part of Rosatom. The application was sent to NDK in two stages. The first set of documents was submitted to NDK on 17 March and the second on 24August. These included a comprehensive package confirming the readiness of the unit for commissioning.

Date: Friday, 15 December 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newscommissioning-permit-issued-for-akkuyu-1-11372814

Turkey's Nuclear Regulatory Agency (NDK) has issued permission to the Akkuyu nuclear power plant to commission the first power unit.

Date: Wednesday, 13 December 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Akkuyu-unit-1-gets-commissioning-permit