Vladimir Putin and Recep Erdogan have launched the pouring of "first concrete" for the third unit of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in the Mersin Province of Turkey.
In Turkey, the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant is called the "project of the century", emphasizing in every possible way that it must be ready by 2023, the date when the 100th anniversary of the proclamation of the Turkish Republic will be celebrated. More than eight thousand specialists are working here right now.
The attention Turkey pays to the construction of the nuclear power plant was clearly visible even from the fact that two translators began to translate the speech of the Turkish President into Russian at the same time. However, this was quickly fixed.
Recep Erdogan spoke about the importance of the nuclear power plant itself under construction, and about strengthening bilateral relations and even about Russian tourists.
In November last year, the first nuclear reactor vessel was delivered to Turkey from Russia, having covered three thousand kilometers. For this, a special sea terminal was built nearby, and this is also part of the project.
Alexei Likhachev, CEO of Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation spoke about the uniqueness of this project.
The uniqueness also lies in the fact that such contracts have never been concluded in world history.
Turkey even made a special animation explaining that Rosatom, which has a large 99% share in this project, will design, build, maintain and even, in the distant future, decommission the nuclear power plant.
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