Istanbul – Turkey is seeking a new partner in the construction of a nuclear power plant on the Black Sea coast after talks with South Korea broke down, Turkey’s Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said Monday.
Turkey was now looking to start talks with Japan after balking at the conditions set out by South Korea for the construction of the plant, Anadolu news agency quoted Yildiz as saying.
The talks had stumbled on several issues – not only price, she was further quoted as saying.
Turkey plans to build two nuclear power plants to meet its soaring energy needs.
The plant that was discussed with South Korea – the second in the pipeline – is to be built near Sinop on the Black Sea coast by 2023.
Russian firms won the contract to build the country’s first nuclear plant at Akkuyu on the Mediterranean Sea.
That project, which will consist of four reactors with a total capacity of 4,800 megawatts, is estimated to cost 15 billion euros (20.5 billion dollars) and be completed by 2020.
The plant has caused controversy, partly because it would be situated in an area prone to earthquakes, but also because Turkey’s plans for the disposal of nuclear waste from the plant are sketchy.
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