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Tag Archives: Japan
More Musings about Sinop: What We Know and Unanswered Questions (UPDATE)
Below please find my analysis of the day’s Sinop related announcements. I have laid them out in bullet points: Taner Yildiz told reporters that the guaranteed cost per-kilowatt-hour for the Sinop site will be $11.8 US cents per hour. The … Continue reading
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Tagged France, GDF Suez, Itochu, Japan, Mitsubishi, Nuclear power, Sinop, Turkey
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Japan and Turkey Make it Official: The Start of Nuclear Negotiations
Prime Minister Erdogan is expected to announce tomorrow the selection of a Japanese/French nuclear consortium for the construction of a second nuclear power plant at the Sinop site on Turkey’s Black Sea coast. While the AKP appears to have been … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, Japan, Justin Bieber, Nuclear power, Taner Yildiz, the AKP, Turkey
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Musings on Turkey’s Impending Nuclear Decision
Reuters is reporting that Turkey will make a decision about its second nuclear power plant by this weekend. The Japanese/French consortium is rumored to be the front runner and Turkish media is reporting that Prime Minister Erdogan and Prime Minister … Continue reading
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Tagged EU, France, Japan, nuclear energy, Rosatom, Russia, Turkey
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Lessons from the 1980s: Turkey’s Current Nuclear Tender
Taner Yildiz announced on 11 March 2013 that Turkey “should be able to outline the details regarding the companies that will begin constructing a planned second nuclear plant in the country ‘before the end of [March].’” While Yildiz has made … Continue reading
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Tagged BOO, BOT, China, France, Japan, Nuclear power, South Korea
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Turkey’s Nuclear Tender: Status Update
Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz announced at a recent panel discussion that Turkey expects to select a supplier for its second nuclear power plant by the “end of January, unless extra time is needed to consider more offers.” According to Hurriyet … Continue reading
Turkey Wonk: Nuclear and Political Musings in Turkey and Beyond 