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Hundreds of workers launched a protest at the construction site of the Akkuyu NPP under construction in Turkiye demanding payment of overdue wages, Sol Haber reported. In addition to the delayed payments, the workers are demanding improvements in working conditions and enhanced safety measures at the construction site due to the challenging work environment.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 29 March 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsakkuyu-nuclear-plant-workers-stop-work-in-pay-dispute-11641264
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.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 14 March 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsturkish-energy-ministry-says-talks-on-countrys-second-npp-continue-11597430
Construction complicated by sanctions on Moscow for invasion of Ukraine
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Saturday, 29 April 2023
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/russia-delivers-first-batch-of-fuel-for-akkuyu-nuclear-station-4-5-2023
A ceremony marking the delivery of the first batch of nuclear fuel for Türkiye’s Akkuyu NPP has taken place at the construction site. This event officially signals the entry of the Republic of Türkiye into the community of countries developing nuclear generation technologies on their territory. Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended by video conference. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, Turkish Minister of Energy & Natural Resources Fatih Dönmez, and Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev addressed the ceremony directly.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 28 April 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsfirst-fuel-delivered-to-trkiyes-akkuyu-npp-10797897
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russia's Vladimir Putin discussed progress on building Turkey's first nuclear power plant as the latest landmark saw the inner containment dome installed in the design position at Akkuyu unit 1.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 07 January 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/In-pictures-Inner-dome-in-place-as-Akkuyu-aims-fo
Turkish company Akkuyu Nükleer Genel Merkezi, in which Russia’s Rosatom has a 99.2% share, is to purchase legal services from AB Rybalkin, Gortsunyan, Dyakin & Partners. The notice of purchase from a single supplier was placed on 31 October at the site of Rosatom. The law office has been tasked with preventing problems due to termination of the EPC construction contract, and the maximum value of the contract with Titan2 IC Içtas Insaat Anonim Sirketi for facilities relating to the four power units under construction at the Akkuyu NPP in Turkey. The fee will be RUB50 million ($815,000), subject to taxes and fees.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 09 November 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsakkuyu-npp-retains-legal-services-to-help-with-construction-company-dispute-10273508
Unit 1 of the Akkuyu NPP in Turkey will be launched on time, by the 100th anniversary of the republic, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a recent meeting with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "Our colleagues from governments and companies that are engaged in practical work are implementing all the plans. This also applies to the investment process and the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant. Work is proceeding according to plan," he said. He noted that now about 20,000 people are working at the site, adding that it is planned to deliver nuclear fuel to the plant in May 2023 in preparation for the start-up of unit 1.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 19 October 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrussia-says-akkuyu-npp-will-be-launched-on-schedule-10092741
Akkuyu Nukleer has announced that the two construction companies involved in a two-month dispute over contracts at Akkuyu NPP would both be involved in the work going forward.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 28 September 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsdetails-provided-on-resolution-of-akkuyu-construction-dispute-10038241
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Support and Assistance Mission to Zaporizhzhia (ISAMZ) set out for Ukraine on the evening of 29 August to ensure nuclear safety and security at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP). Earlier that day IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi wrote on his Twitter page: "The IAEA support and assistance mission is already on its way to the Zaporizhzhia NPP. I am proud to be leading this mission, which will arrive at the ZNPP later this week.” He added that "it is necessary to protect the security of Ukraine and Europe's largest nuclear facility”.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 31 August 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-team-sets-out-to-zaporizhzhya-npp-in-ukraine-9964014
Ukraine has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency that renewed shelling in recent days caused additional damage in the area of the country’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), once again highlighting the serious nuclear safety and security risks facing the facility and underlining the urgent need for an IAEA expert mission to go there, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said on 23 August.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 26 August 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-continues-to-press-for-visit-to-zaporizhzhya-npp-9953954