TURKISH NUCLEAR POWER EXPANSION PLANS INCREASINGLY DOUBTFUL WARN EXPERTS
April 1st, 2012
BY PAUL COCHRANE, IN BEIRUT
LAST year the Turkish government announced it had set a target of building a "minimum" of 20 nuclear reactors by 2030. Detailed plans have been developed to commission two nuclear power plants, and the Turkish government has announced plans for three more plants to meet rising power demand and ensure energy security.
However, Turkey's grandiose nuclear aspirations may be just that, aspirations. In a March 2012 poll, 64% of Turks opposed building nuclear power plants (NPPs); there are geopolitical and economic concerns that ...
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