TVEL JSC (managing company of Rosatom's Nuclear Fuel Division) has signed a contract with AKKUYU NÜKLEER A.Ş. for drawing the cost plans for decommissioning of power units 1-3, as well as the unit 4 with infrastructure facilities of Akkuyu NPP, and development of the relevant methodology.
"The contract was concluded following the results of tender procedures as part of Rosatom's cooperation with the Republic of Turkey. It is fulfilling the obligations under the intergovernmental agreement on the construction of Akkuyu NPP concerning the decommissioning of NPP units and waste management. In this area, Rosatom has accumulated a profound expertise and has all the necessary technological solutions. Russian specialists will provide comprehensive support, offer a safe and efficient approach to planning the decommissioning of Akkuyu NPP power units and waste management," commented Natalya Nikipelova, President of TVEL Fuel Company.
The design working life of VVER-1200 power units at Akkuyu NPP is 60 years with a possible extension option. Thus, already at the stage of construction of the nuclear power plant, Rosatom will develop a cost plan, work out a methodological basis and calculate the amount of contributions to the relevant funds, so that future work on the decommissioning of the Akkuyu NPP will be provided in full and in a time.
Earlier, TVEL JSC signed into an agreement for scientific and technical support of the Belarusian NPP, preparing for decommissioning of the nuclear power plant’s power units.
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Akkuyu NPP is the first nuclear power plant in Turkey. The Akkuyu NPP project includes four power units with Russian-designed VVER generation III+ reactors. The capacity of each nuclear power unit will be 1200 MW. The construction of the Akkuyu NPP is the first project in the global nuclear industry to be implemented using the Build-Own-Operate model.
TVEL Fuel Company, since 2019 has been an Integrator of the Russian nuclear industry for Decommissioning of nuclear and radiation hazardous facilities and management of associated radioactive waste. The integrator consolidates the expertise and references of the industry, implements the development and testing of new technologies, implements all stages of work from the preparation and implementation of decommissioning to the management of radioactive waste and the rehabilitation of territories.
