1. The Akkuyu NPP and Russian-Turkish Nuclear Cooperation: Asymmetries and risks
- Author:
- Ioannis N. Grigoriadis and Eliza Gheorghe
- Publication Date:
- 05-2022
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP)
- Abstract:
- By ratifying the 2016 Paris Agreement, Turkey has vowed to reduce the use of fossil fuels and promote clean and renewable energy production. The Turkish government has embraced nuclear energy as a solution to cutting carbon dioxide emissions. Turkey’s first nuclear power plant, Akkuyu NPP, is being built by Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy corporation, Rosatom, under a Build-Own-Operate contract, the first of its kind in the world. The Akkuyu NPP will reinforce Turkey’s dependence on Russia for the next six decades. The Akkuyu NPP presents considerable environmental risks for the whole Eastern Mediterranean.
- Topic:
- International Cooperation, Nuclear Energy, and Asymmetric Relations
- Political Geography:
- Russia, Eurasia, Turkey, and Middle East