The Sinop (İnceburun) Nuclear Power Plant is a planned nuclear plant located at Sinop in northern Turkey. It will be the country’s second nuclear power plant after Akkuyu The deal for the project was signed between Turkish Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on May, 2013, in a similar manner with the Akkuyu project. The expected cost of the project is US$22 billion. The project will be carried out by Atmea, a joint venture consortium of Japanese Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and French Areva (Earlier contacts was made with Canadian company CANDU). Furthermore, French electric utility company GDF Suez will be in charge of the operation of the nuclear plant, expected to start electricity production at 2023. Since 1976, especially for the last 20 years, there has been a strong anti-nuclear movement in Turkey which is making the conflict arise and back objections and protests all over Turkey. It faces strong determination of the Turkish government abuot proceeding with the plans.
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Furthermore, French electric utility company GDF Suez will be in charge of the operation of the nuclear plant, expected to start electricity production at 2023. Since 1976, especially for the last 20 years, there has been a strong anti-nuclear movement in Turkey which is making the conflict arise and back objections and protests all over Turkey. It faces strong determination of the Turkish government abuot proceeding with the plans.
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5 September 2001
Turkish Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on May, 2013, in a similar manner with the Akkuyu project.
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1 September 1976
Since 1976, especially for the last 20 years, there has been a strong anti-nuclear movement in Turkey which is making the conflict arise and back objections and protests all over Turkey. It faces strong determination of the Turkish government abuot proceeding with the plans.
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