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C'est y pas un peu sismique ce coin ?
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Message par mobar » 05 mars 2022, 16:15

The Russian-supplied VVER-1200 is scheduled to start up next year.
Encore une centrale nuke qui va avoir du mal a respecter les délais! :-"
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Message par energy_isere » 20 mai 2022, 00:10

Turquie : les sanctions contre la Russie freinent les ambitions nucléaires d'Erdogan

Bahar MAKOOI 19 mai 2022

La première centrale nucléaire turque doit voir le jour en 2023. Construite et exploitée par un groupe russe, elle est un projet phare du président turc Recep Tayyip Erdogan, qui va devoir revoir ses ambitions à la baisse en raison des sanctions affectant ses créanciers.


La guerre en Ukraine vient mettre à mal l’un des projets les plus chers au président turc Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Elle pourrait entraîner d’importants retards de livraison de la centrale d’Akkuyu, toute première centrale nucléaire de la Turquie, censée entrer en production dès 2023. Une date qui ne doit rien au hasard puisqu’elle correspond au centenaire de la création de la République de Turquie, qui sera fêté en grande pompe par le régime turc.

Le projet est pharaonique. La centrale d'Akkuyu, située dans le sud du pays sur les bords de la Méditerranée, vise à fournir à la Turquie 10 % de ses besoins énergétiques avec ses quatre réacteurs de 1 200 mégawatts.

Avec ce projet, la Turquie ambitionne de devenir "un hub énergétique entre la mer Caspienne à l’est et l’Union européenne à l’ouest", explique Nora Seni, professeure à l’Institut de géopolitique de l’université Paris-VIII et ancienne directrice de l’Institut français d’études anatoliennes à Istanbul. Mais Akkuyu relève aussi d’une nécessité, comme le souligne Deniz Ünal, économiste au Centre d’études prospectives et d’informations internationales (CEPII), "la Turquie étant le pays du G20 qui dispose du moins de ressources énergétiques propres".

Et ce, alors que le pays voit ses besoins énergétiques décupler. "La Turquie, qui compte désormais 84 millions d’habitants, vient de dépasser l’Allemagne en population. Son industrie, très exportatrice, tourne à bloc et ambitionne à terme d’exporter encore plus en suivant la tendance de produire localement après la crise du Covid-19", poursuit Deniz Ünal.

Les Russes aux commandes de la centrale nucléaire

L'idée d’une centrale nucléaire en Turquie mijote depuis une trentaine d’années. Après de multiples appels d’offres et des rapprochements avortés avec des sociétés canadiennes mais aussi Suez ou Vinci, c’est Rosatom, l’entreprise nationale russe spécialiste du nucléaire qui finit par décrocher le contrat en 2010 – avec de très nombreux avantages. Nora Seni y voit "une façon pour la Turquie de jouer la surenchère vis-à-vis de l’Occident en faisant mine de se tourner vers la Russie".

"Un choix parfois critiqué par les Turcs eux-mêmes", souligne-t-elle, car avec ce projet, la Turquie a accordé des concessions de grande envergure à la Russie et accroît sa dépendance vis-à-vis de cette puissance qui lui fournit déjà pour plus de 50 % de ses besoins en énergie. Plusieurs banques russes, dont Sberbank et Sovcombank, financent entièrement la centrale. Rosatom construit et exploite Akkuyu, et en échange, Ankara paiera la société russe pour l’électricité produite pendant 25 ans. Rosatom gagne aussi des exonérations fiscales ainsi que le droit de construire et l’usage exclusif d’un port à proximité, soit une quasi-mainmise sur un bout de territoire turc.

Or les créanciers russes, frappés par les sanctions occidentales depuis l’invasion de l’Ukraine, ont été coupés du système bancaire international et se retrouvent dans l’incapacité de continuer à financer ce projet à 20 milliards de dollars. Ankara, qui a condamné la guerre en Ukraine, n’a pas de son côté participé aux sanctions.

Rosatom a jusqu'à présent échappé aux sanctions internationales, mais l'option aurait été examinée par les États-Unis. Si l’entreprise russe était sanctionnée, cela pourrait affecter l’importation des équipements nécessaires à la construction d’Akkuyu.

La Turquie incapable de trouver d’autres financements

Pour la Turquie, cela tombe au plus mal. "Le pays n’est pas loin d’une banqueroute. Ce n’est pas du tout le moment de financer de grands projets", explique Deniz Ünal. "Le pays manque cruellement de financements, et il aura du mal à en trouver auprès d’autres créanciers internationaux à cause de la crise économique qu’il traverse, en partie causée par une mauvaise politique dans le domaine monétaire et une inflation énorme – près de 70 % en avril."

Et quand bien même la Turquie trouverait de nouveaux investisseurs, ajoute l’économiste, le personnel turc a déjà été formé par Rosatom pour ce projet fait sur mesure. Il paraît donc impossible de se passer des Russes. Résultat : sur les quatre réacteurs prévus initialement pour la centrale d’Akkuyu, seul un, déjà sorti de terre, pourrait être livré pour l’an prochain. Une façon d’inaugurer la centrale sans perdre la face. Pour la Russie, il s’agit également de prouver qu'elle peut encore assurer ses exportations nucléaires malgré les sanctions.

Un projet contesté sur les plans écologique et sécuritaire

Si le temps presse pour le président turc, c’est aussi parce que le projet, inédit, est contesté depuis des années sur les plans écologique et sécuritaire. "Si la centrale d’Akkuyu voit le jour, ce sera la première centrale nucléaire sur la mer Méditerrannée, une mer relativement chaude. Il est problématique de construire ce genre de centrale sur une mer chaude, alors que nous sommes soumis au réchauffement climatique et que la technologie nucléaire nécessite un refroidissement [en général par un plan d'eau à proximité, NDLR]", relève Deniz Ünal.

Autre source d’inquiétude et non des moindres, la Turquie est sujette aux tremblements de terre. Or le site d'Akkuyu se situe à seulement 25 kilomètres d'une faille sismique. De nombreuses associations écologistes ont tiré la sonnette d’alarme mais n’ont jamais été entendues.
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Message par energy_isere » 23 juil. 2022, 16:27

le 13 mars 2021 energy_isere a écrit :
13 mars 2021, 21:33
Premier béton à Akkuyu unit 3
16 mois plus tard , Premier béton à Akkuyu unit 4
Construction begins of fourth Turkish reactor

21 July 2022

First safety-related concrete has been poured for the fourth unit of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant under construction in the Mersin province of Turkey. The Akkuyu project - Turkey's first nuclear power plant - is based on an intergovernmental agreement Russia and Turkey signed in 2010.

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A ceremony marked the start of construction of Akkuyu 4 (Image: Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources)

A construction licence for Akkuyu 4 was granted by Turkey's Nuclear Regulatory Authority in October 2021.

The pouring of first concrete was preceded by a wide range of preparatory work which included dewatering, excavation of a basement pit, installation of a concrete cushion and waterproofing, reinforcement of the basement and installation of embedded parts.

A ceremony was held at the Akkuyu site to mark the milestone of the first concrete to be poured. Attendees included Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Fatih Dönmez; Chairman of the Energy Commission of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Ziya Altunyaldız; Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachov; Akkuyu Nuclear JSC Director General Anastasia Zoteeva; Governor of Mersin Province Ali Hamza Pehlivan; Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey Alparslan Bayraktar; Head of the General Directorate of Nuclear Energy and International Projects, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources Afşin Burak Bostancı; and President of Turkey's Nuclear Regulatory Authority Zafer Demircan.

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The pouring of concrete of unit 4's basemat gets under way (Image: Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources)

In total, some 17,000 cubic metres of concrete will be used to create a 2.6-metre-thick basemat for the reactor building.

Rosatom is building four VVER-1200 reactors at Akkuyu, under a so-called BOO (build-own-operate) model. Construction of units 1-3 began in April 2018, April 2020 and March 2021, respectively. The first unit is due to start operations in 2023, which is the centenary of the founding of the Turkish Republic.

"When completed, the four reactors will meet 10% of our electricity demand," Dönmez said. "Akkuyu will play an important role not just through the electricity generation, but also with its contribution to our green energy goal. Akkuyu will prevent 35 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year, and a total of 2.1 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions during its 60 years of operation.

"State-of-the-art third generation VVER-1200-type reactors with the highest safety standards will be used in Akkuyu. Thus, we will support our energy supply security with an environmentally friendly, cost-competitive, and reliable energy source."
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Message par energy_isere » 12 août 2022, 12:50

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Rosatom awards new contract for Akkuyu nuclear plant to TSM Enerji

By NS Energy Staff Writer 01 Aug 2022

The project holding company, Akkuyu Nuclear, inked the new EPC contract with TSM Enerji after terminating its previous agreement with Turkey-based IC Ictas
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Bizarre la photo. les filins en rouges sont visiblement retouchés.

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Message par energy_isere » 24 sept. 2022, 13:34

Akkuyu 2’s reactor vessel installed
The second unit at Turkey's Akkuyu nuclear power plant has had the installation of its reactor pressure vessel (RPV) completed.


22 September 2022

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The reactor vessel being moved into position (Image: Akkuyu Nuclear)

The reactor vessel - which is 11.45 metres by 5.6 metres and weighs 343 tonnes - was installed in position in an operation lasting about six hours, using a Liebherr 13,000 crawler crane, Rosatom’s Akkuyu Nuclear said.

Before the installation, a support ring was mounted in the reactor building to hold the weight of the vessel. The Turkish Nuclear Regulatory Agency was part of the inspection control commission.

Sergey Butskikh, first deputy general director of Akkuyu Nuclear JSC and director of the NPP under Construction, said: "Installation of the reactor vessel of unit 2 is one of the main events of this year. I want to note the impeccable work of the installation team and lifting equipment operators. Mounting the housing requires exceptional precision: the maximum allowable horizontal deviation does not exceed a tenth of a millimetre."

Rosatom is building four VVER-1200 reactors at Akkuyu, under a so-called BOO (build-own-operate) model. Construction of the first unit began in 2018, with startup planned for 2023. The 4800 MWe plant is expected to meet about 10% of Turkey's electricity needs.

Manufacture of the RPV for Akkuyu 2 began at Izhorskiye Zavody in March 2019. It was transported by ship from St Petersburg in northwest Russia on 23 November, sailing more than 9000 kilometres to the site on the coast of south east Turkey.
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Message par energy_isere » 07 janv. 2023, 12:43

Pose du premier dome, 215 tonnes levées :

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Message par energy_isere » 18 févr. 2023, 12:09

'No damage' reported at Akkuyu site after Turkey earthquakes
06 February 2023

There have been no reports of damage to the Akkuyu nuclear power plant after two large earthquakes struck Turkey. Following safety checks, construction is continuing, the project team says.

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Message par energy_isere » 04 mars 2023, 12:28

Rosatom annonce que les premiers combustibles nucléaires arriveront à Akkuyu ce printemps.

Nuclear fuel to be delivered to Akkuyu 'this spring'

01 March 2023

Rosatom's Director General Alexei Likhachev said, after talks with Turkey's energy minister Fatih Dönmez, that nuclear fuel would be delivered to Akkuyu this spring, with construction to be completed in the third quarter and then "proceed to commissioning".

Likhachev and Dönmez held talks and visited the construction site for Turkey's first nuclear power plant, which is being built by Russia's Rosatom.

The visit came three weeks after the devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey. Likhachev expressed condolences to those affected and praised the workers at the Akkuyu nuclear power plant who "immediately went to the province of Hatay to help rescuers remove people from the rubble - help from our side will continue".

Accompanied by Anastasia Zoteeva, director general of the project company, he also discussed with Turkish contractors the financing of the project and plans to build a residential area for the operational personnel of the plant "as well as opportunities for Turkish companies to participate in other foreign projects of Rosatom".

Likhachev said that once the nuclear fuel was delivered "Akkuyu NPP site will receive the status of a nuclear power facility. This will be a major event for the global nuclear industry. In the third quarter, we will complete general construction and installation work at the first unit and proceed to commissioning. Then, within a few months, in accordance with the requirements of the International Atomic Energy Agency, we will test equipment and fuel directly in the reactor. It's an ambitious schedule, but we stick to it rigorously".

The Akkuyu plant, in the southern Mersin province, is Turkey's first. Rosatom is building four VVER-1200 reactors, under a so-called BOO (build-own-operate) model. Construction of the first unit began in 2018, with startup planned for 2023. The 4800 MWe plant is expected to meet about 10% of Turkey's electricity needs.
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Message par energy_isere » 23 mars 2023, 23:47

Türkiye to attract $40B investment for 2nd nuclear plant

BY BARIŞ ŞIMŞEK MAR 05, 2023

Türkiye is set to receive a $40 billion (TL 752.64 billion) investment as the country heads toward establishing a second nuclear power plant (NPP) in Sinop province’s Inceburun district in the Black Sea region.

Accordingly, Elektrik Üretim A.Ş. (EÜAŞ), which will be the founder of the project, has been renamed as TÜNAŞ and was granted the status of "founding" for the Sinop NPP.

TÜNAŞ is planning to commence excavations at the site this year after finalizing investment negotiations with technology companies.

The plant will consist of four pressurized water reactor nuclear power units, each with a net installed capacity of 1,140 megawatts.

This will result in a total installed power of 4,560 megawatts.

The reactors are expected to operate for 60 years from their commissioning, with an annual electricity production capacity of 34 billion kilowatt-hours.

The development comes as the country continues its efforts to connect the natural gas it has discovered in the Black Sea to the national grid from the Filyos Natural Gas Processing Plant.

Construction of the first nuclear power plant in Türkiye, Akkuyu in southern Mersin province, is progressing smoothly with the first reactor already underway.

The establishment of the Sinop NGS is a significant achievement for Türkiye, and it is hoped that it will lead to a more stable and reliable energy supply in the country.

The investment will also boost the country's economy and provide new job opportunities for Turkish citizens.

Meanwhile, South Korean energy giant Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) presented a proposal regarding the construction of four reactors capable of providing 1,400 megawatts (MW) of electricity in the Sinop NPP, South Korea-based Yonhap news agency said earlier.

Yonhap reported that the project is forecast to be worth about 40 trillion won ($32.55 billion). It said the Turkish government asked KEPCO to submit a proposal in December last year.

The company reportedly said the proposal includes South Korea’s plan to carry out the project and information on its nuclear power plant construction capabilities.

"The two sides began discussions on the project in earnest. They will conduct a feasibility test to develop an optimum way to push for the project," Yonhap cited KEPCO’s statement.

It said KEPCO and the Turkish government are promoting the construction of four next-generation Korean nuclear power reactors (APR1400).

Talks for the plant in Sinop first began with Japan before they switched to Rosatom, which is already building Türkiye’s first NPP, Akkuyu.
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Message par energy_isere » 29 avr. 2023, 11:36

Cérémonie à Akkuyu marquant l'arrivée du premier combustible Russe.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin joined online as a ceremony was held to mark the arrival of first fuel for the Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Turkey.

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Akkuyu is expected to operate for up to 80 years (Image: Rosatom)

The delivery of nuclear fuel is a significant one which marks the moment of officially becoming a nuclear power plant and also of Turkey being categorised as a country with nuclear energy capacity.

According to Turkey's energy ministry "the nuclear fuel, consisting of uranium pellets, was brought by air the night before from Russia, accompanied by high security measures ... the fuel was then loaded on three trucks and transported to the Akkuyu NPP site by land. The uranium pellets, which are transported in protective containers and whose radiation measurements are made, do not pose any security risk".

Hundreds of workers, officials and industry figures gathered in person for the event, with the two presidents addressing them via video link.

President Putin thanked his Turkish counterpart, Rosatom, other officials and Turkish and Russian engineers who had ensured that the construction work had proceeded smoothly and overcome any barriers, saying Akkuyu was set to be "the greatest nuclear power plant on earth" with the highest safety and environmental standards.

President Erdogan thanked his Russian counterpart and also congratulated all the Russian and Turkish personnel who had worked on the project which now means Turkey "joins the league of countries with nuclear power plants". He noted that the European Commission had recognised nuclear energy as green energy and said that when all four units were operational at the end of 2028 it would provide about 10% of the country's electricity needs.

The ceremony was also addressed by International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, who said the plant represents "a fundamental transformation for Turkey's economy, energy and technological future" and Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev, who, according to Tass, told reporters "We plan to carry out a physical start-up next year, bring the reactor to the minimum controllable power level in order to generate electricity steadily in 2025."

Turkish energy minister Fatih Dönmez highlighted the scale of the four-unit Akkuyu plant project, saying it was the single biggest investment in the country's history and that 30,000 people had worked on the project, with the entire plant to include 550,000 separate parts and likely to operate for up to 80 years.

The Akkuyu plant, in the southern Mersin province, is Turkey's first. Rosatom is building four VVER-1200 reactors, under a so-called BOO (build-own-operate) model. Construction of the first unit began in 2018. The 4800 MWe plant is expected to meet about 10% of Turkey's electricity needs.

In a message at the event, World Nuclear Association Director General Sama Bilbao y León, said: "I am thrilled to witness the first fuel delivery at Akkuyu, that formally brings Turkey into the global nuclear family. Congratulations - you will be key in helping Turkey reach net-zero emission targets and to strengthening energy security in Turkey.

"The completion of this first unit in about five years is a testament to international collaboration and demonstrates that we as an industry can build nuclear reactors efficiently … I want to renew our commitment to working together with Turkey and the Turkish nuclear industry towards a sustainable nuclear future, creating a better world for everybody."
https://world-nuclear-news.org/Articles ... A0Turkey-s




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The site of Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in Türkiye visited by IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi on the occasion of the arrival of the first fuel.
The Republic of Türkiye has taken great steps to ensure its energy sustainability with nuclear power, said IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi at a ceremony yesterday to mark the arrival of the first fuel at the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) — Türkiye’s first nuclear power plant, which is planned to be in operation soon.
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The Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) construction site in southern Mersin province, Türkiye, April 19, 2023. (AA Photo)

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Message par energy_isere » 03 juin 2023, 16:30

le premier dome terminé (sur la photo du post au dessus c'est pas encore complet) :
Concreting of Akkuyu 1's inner containment dome completed
The completion of concreting of the inner containment dome at Akkuyu 1 is seen as a key construction moment at Turkey's first nuclear power plant.


02 June 2023

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(Image: Akkuyu NPP)

In total, more than 3200 cubic metres was poured, with 422 tonnes of rebars installed and the completed walls are 1200mm thick.

Anastasia Zoteeva, CEO of the Akkuyu Nuclear project company, called it a key event in the construction process and said: "I would like to thank all the builders for their maximum dedication and high level of professionalism. The team's cohesive work allows us to build all four power units simultaneously. At unit 1, after the successful completion of the internal containment construction stage and the delivery of the first batch of nuclear fuel, we go to the finish line. External containment installation and other acceptance works are to be performed prior to the completion of the first power unit."

The project company said the concrete used has "a high liquidity, which allows it to self-compact and fully fill the structure space under its own weight, while maintaining high water-retaining capacity, liability, strength and homogeneity of its composition". It is also tested on a regular basis, including inspections at the factory and at the Akkuyu construction site.

The Akkuyu plant, in the southern Mersin province, is Turkey's first. Rosatom is building four VVER-1200 reactors, under a so-called BOO (build-own-operate) model. Construction of the first unit began in 2018.

In April, a ceremony was held to mark the arrival of nuclear fuel at the site. Rosatom said the aim was for physical start-up to take place next year. Turkey says that when all four units are operational, which it hopes will be in 2028, it will provide about 10% of the country's electricity needs.
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Message par energy_isere » 11 nov. 2023, 12:06

Akkuyu 3 reactor pressure vessel delivered

09 November 2023

The 350-tonne reactor pressure vessel for Akkuyu unit 3 in Turkey has been delivered after a 1700-mile journey.

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The cylindrical reactor pressure vessel is 11.45 metres long and 5.7 metres wide and was produced by the Volgodonsk branch of AEM-Technologies JSC of Atommash, part of Atomenergomash, the machine production division of Rosatom.

The Akkuyu plant, in the southern Mersin province, is Turkey's first nuclear power plant. Rosatom is building four VVER-1200 reactors, under a so-called BOO (build-own-operate) model. Construction of the first unit began in 2018. The 4800 MWe plant is expected to meet about 10% of Turkey's electricity needs, with the aim that all four units will be operational by the end of 2028.

The RPVs of units 1 and 2 were installed in June 2021 and September 2022, respectively. The RPV for unit 3 is a record fifth shipped from the production site in 2023.

Sergei Butckikh, First Deputy CEO of Akkuyu Nuclear JSC, said: "After the completion of mandatory incoming control procedures the reactor pressure vessel shall be handed over for erection. Approximately 300 different checks and control operations are made during its manufacture. This equipment operates in special conditions. It should provide leak tightness of the reactor during operation, safe refuelling and operation of the reactor plant for more than 60 year life."
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