Events confined to 60th anniversary of world's nuclear power generation industry held in Ankara

A photo exhibition, organized with the support of ROSATOM and Rossotrudnichestvo, opened in the Russian Centre of Science and Culture, Ankara (Turkey), welcomes the visitors. It is dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the world's nuclear power generation industry, BelTA learnt from the Communications Department of ROSATOM.

The world's first nuclear power plant was commissioned in the Soviet Union in 1954 in the city of Obninsk (Kaluga region). Startup of the world's first nuclear power plant is of historical significance, comparable to man-in-space flight. Obninsk plant with the capacity of only 5 MW had successfully operated for 48 years. As of today, the plant was transformed to the museum, which is visited by delegations from around the world.

ROSATOM will perform construction of Turkey's first nuclear power plant in Mersin province on the basis of Intergovernmental agreement, signed on May 12, 2010. Construction project provides four power generating units with the capacity of 1.200 MW each. After completion of construction Akkuyu NPP is expected to generate about 35 billion kWh per year. Construction of the first nuclear power plant in Turkey is conducted under the conditions of ВОО model ("build - own - operate").

Director of Communications Department of ROSATOM Sergei Novikov spoke at the official opening of the exhibition. "We implement projects in many countries around the world. The State Corporation uses the most modern and advanced technologies in the sphere of nuclear engineering, both in Russia and abroad. Our main goal within Akkuyu NPP construction project is extraction of economic profit for the citizens of the Republic of Turkey. Nuclear plant will make it possible to produce the required amount of electricity, needed by a dynamically developing country. It should be pointed out that after implementation of NPP stress-tests Russian plants were recognized by the international experts to be the safest. Technology used in the project of the first nuclear power plant in Turkey will meet all requirements and standards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)", said Sergei Novikov.