6 Sept (NucNet): The Russian project company Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant JSC (Akkuyu NPP JSC) has submitted a revised version of its environmental impact assessment (EIA) report on the planned Akkuyu nuclear plant project to Turkey’s ministry of environment and urban planning.
Rauf Gasimov, deputy general-director of Akkuyu NPP JSC, said that the format of the document was adjusted and changes were made to accommodate several of the ministry’s requirements.
“No delays are expected,” Mr Gasimov said. After the EIA report has been finalised, active preparation for the construction of the plant will begin and construction will then start in 2016, he said.
Akkuyu NPP JSC was registered in Turkey on 13 December 2011. Its major shareholder, with 92.85 percent, is Russian nuclear operator Rosenergoatom Concern OJSC.
