Construction of Turkey’s Akkuyu nuclear station continues — Rosatom
Posted: 7th February 2023
MOSCOW, February 6. /TASS/. Construction and installation work at the Akkyu nuclear power plant still under construction in Turkey, continues, a spokesperson with Akkuyu Nukleer company told TASS.
Akkuyu Nukleer is an enterprise of Russia’s Rosatom nuclear state corporation.
On Monday, a powerful 7.7-magnitude quake struck the Kahramanmaras province in the southeast of Turkey, killing over 1,000 people. In neighboring Syria, devastating aftershocks rocked the provinces in the country’s north and northwest, taking the lives of more than 400 people as a result of the natural disaster. Thousands have been left injured. More recently, a new 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey.
“Akkuyu Nukleer specialists conducted a prompt, operational inspection of all buildings, structures, tower cranes, scaffolding and other structures under construction for deviations and damage. No damage was found as a result of the inspection. Construction and installation work continues,” the spokesperson of Akkuyu Nukleer said.