Turkey speaks about its ‘ambitious’ nuke plans

Turkey is determined to provide some 10 percent of its electricity needs from nuclear facilities as of 2030, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, speaking at the Nuclear Security Summit in South Korea’s Seoul yesterday.

“Making use of safe, low-cost and environmentally-friendly energy resources is the focus of our development strategies,” Erdogan said, addressing the general assembly attended by world leaders.

“Turkey has launched its ambitious nuclear program. It will implement this program resolutely to meet the country’s energy needs sustainably,” he said, adding that the program would be based on the principles of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), attaining high safety and security standards.

“What happened in Fukushima, adding to the Chernobyl and Three Miles Island accidents, has once again reminded us the crucial importance of nuclear security and the tests that nuclear energy is facing.”


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