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Turkey’s Very Normal Nuclear Cooperation Agreement with Japan

Posted on January 9, 2014 by aaronstein1

On 8 January, the editors of Asahi Shimbun wrote an oped claiming that at Ankara’s request, the Japan-Turkey nuclear cooperation agreement “contains a provision that would enable Turkey to eventually enrich uranium and extract plutonium by reprocessing spent nuclear fuel. … Continue reading →

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Musings on Turkey’s Spent Fuel Policy: Where Will Ankara Store Nuclear Waste?

Posted on December 10, 2013 by aaronstein1

Turkey has yet to articulate a spent fuel strategy for the Sinop power reactor. For the Akkuyu reactor, Russia has agreed to a take back provision, whereby all of the spent fuel will be shipped back to Russia for storage … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Energy and Turkish Conspiracy Theories: Continuity in US-Turkey Relations

Posted on November 22, 2013 by aaronstein1

I spent last week in Istanbul at a conference the Hollings Center for International Dialogue organized about the future of the US-Turkey relationship. In one of the early sessions, the participants had a lengthy discussion about the way in which … Continue reading →

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Musings on Turkey’s Impending Nuclear Decision

Posted on April 29, 2013 by aaronstein1

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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