Press release on ensuring the safety of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in Turkey

On April 3, 2018, participants in the 7th Russian-Turkish Top-Level Cooperation Council meeting, which included the presidents of the two countries, gave the green light for the construction of the first power generating unit of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in the Mersin Province, Turkey. The nuclear power plant is scheduled to go into operation in 2023 in time for the 100^th anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Republic.

Russia will build a nuclear power plant that will meet the most advanced safety standards accepted throughout the world. The safety systems will remain operational in any adverse scenario that might unfold, including earthquakes, flooding, tsunami, tornado, hurricane, dust storm, air-shock wave or even a large plane crash.      

Special engineering resulted in five safety barriers and passive and active plant protection systems. Cutting-edge technologies will be used to build the Akkuyu plant, while the flaws that led to the Fukushima disaster will be analysed. For example, it was calculated that the facility would not be damaged by an earthquake measuring nine on the Richter scale, while a no-fly zone will be established around the facility. Even in the event of the most unexpected scenario, the reactor will remain operational in autonomous safe mode for 72 hours.