CAIRO (Kyodo) -- Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said Thursday that the Japanese government and Toshiba Corp. have shown interest in participating in a plan to build a nuclear power plant in Turkey, the Turkish media reported.
The project is believed to be for Sinop, a city on the Black Sea coast. South Korea has agreed with Turkey to conduct a basic survey for building a nuclear power plant there, leaving it possible that Japan and South Korea will bid against each other.
According to the semiofficial Anatolia news agency, staff members from the Japanese Embassy and Toshiba met with Yildiz in Ankara on Thursday to convey their interest in the project. Yildiz reportedly said the government "cannot give a definite response until discussions with South Korea come to a conclusion."
To meet an increasing energy demand, Turkey intends to start running its first nuclear reactor for commercial use in 2017 at the earliest. Turkey has also been conducting a basic survey with Russia to build a nuclear power plant in Mersin on the Mediterranean coast.
The project is believed to be for Sinop, a city on the Black Sea coast. South Korea has agreed with Turkey to conduct a basic survey for building a nuclear power plant there, leaving it possible that Japan and South Korea will bid against each other.
According to the semiofficial Anatolia news agency, staff members from the Japanese Embassy and Toshiba met with Yildiz in Ankara on Thursday to convey their interest in the project. Yildiz reportedly said the government "cannot give a definite response until discussions with South Korea come to a conclusion."
To meet an increasing energy demand, Turkey intends to start running its first nuclear reactor for commercial use in 2017 at the earliest. Turkey has also been conducting a basic survey with Russia to build a nuclear power plant in Mersin on the Mediterranean coast.
(Mainichi Japan) October 8, 2010
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