First concrete poured for Akkuyu unit 3 : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

First concrete poured for Akkuyu unit 3 : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: Rosatom announced today that first concrete has been poured for the third unit of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant under construction in the Mersin province of Turkey. The Russian and Turkish heads of state joined the ceremony held to mark the event by video link. The Akkuyu nuclear power plant project is based on an intergovernmental agreement the two countries signed in 2010.