The Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources F. Donmez stated that the site studies of the 3rd nuclear power plant have started in Eastern Thrace.
"We are working on planning Turkey's energy demand. Positioning work continues in Eastern Thrace," he said.
Donmez, in the program he watched on TRT Haber, recalled that they have recently visited countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia and Indonesia in the context of energy diplomacy and said: "We can cooperate with third countries.
In many countries, especially in Africa, we are receiving offers to increase our operational capability at sea. We will have a meeting with Algeria after they invited us. We discussed mutual cooperation with these countries, and I think we will soon see the results of this cooperation as soon as possible."
Stating that nuclear power will be a source of clean energy in Europe and many developed countries in the future, Domez said: “Work is continuing at Akuyu.
We are building 4 power plants there and that means 4 nuclear reactors. We will commission the first reactor at the end of next year, and the subsequent reactors at one-year intervals."
Nonmez stated that the nuclear plants in Turkey, which started with Akuyu, can be continued with Sinop and Thrace, while stressing that, "we will continue the project here. We are working on Turkey's energy demand planning. Spatial studies in Thrace are being continued. We will give the locations of potential nuclear facilities by making site determinations."
The Turkish official also said that Turkey could start importing LNG from Oman.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed that Turkey play a bigger role in transporting Russian gas to Europe by creating a gas trading hub for buyers in Europe, and Erdogan has supported the idea.
Domnez also stated that the center could be located in Eastern Thrace, where the Turkish Stream pipeline passes, while giving information on the steps Turkey will take in evaluating the Russian proposal.
Stating that Turkey will define its "roadmap" by the end of the year, the Turkish minister said: "Maybe in February, we will organize a natural gas conference where we will gather the participation of source countries and buyers to get opinions and ideas. We will proceed accordingly."
Russia, which covers up to 50% of the natural gas consumed by Turkey, is also among the main suppliers of European countries.
Although Russia has said that the natural gas it sends to Europe can increase with the expansion of the TurkStream pipeline, Europe has taken a series of measures to drastically reduce the natural gas it imports from Russia.
While European countries opposed to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began in February, say that Moscow is using the energy it exports against them as a "weapon".
Earthquakes and Turkish plans for nuclear plants
With our article we pointed out that Akougiou is a nuclear environmental bomb at our door, in which we analyzed data from the Director of the Geodynamic Institute, professor of seismology Akis Tselentis, regarding the seismicity of the area of Akougiou, since the factory is located just 25 kilometers from Etcemis fault which can produce an earthquake of up to 8 Richter.
The construction of a nuclear reactor in Akougios entails a steep increase in environmental risks, as the area chosen for the installation of the plant has a history of major earthquakes and associated disasters.
Of course, the steps Greece has taken in the previous decade were mainly focused on the aspect of nuclear weapons and less on the risks arising from the seismicity of the Akogio region and the possibility of causing a major environmental disaster in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Anyway, if the nuclear power plant of Akugios is finally built, the big and immediate problem will be earthquakes.
Greece should act accordingly to the US Government and the US Senate in order to take immediate measures to stop the construction of the Nuclear plant in Akougiou, imposing sanctions on the Russian Atomstroyexport and prohibiting the continuation of its operations in Turkey.
