Country profile: Turkey
Summary figures for 2011
The following information is from the NEA publication Nuclear Energy Data, the annual compilation of official statistics and country reports on nuclear energy in OECD member countries.
| Country | Number of nuclear power plants connected to the grid |
Nuclear electricity generation (net TWh) 2011 |
Nuclear percentage of total electricity supply |
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| Turkey | 0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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| OECD Europe | 135 |
858.4 |
24.7 |
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| Total | 329 |
2049.5 |
20.7 |
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Country report
There is no policy change relevant to nuclear policy as a result of the Fukushima Daiichi accident.
- The Akkuyu site was allocated for the construction of an NPP to the Akkuyu NPP Electricity Generation Joint Stock Company.
- The site licence was obtained by the Akkuyu NPP Electricity Generation Joint Stock Company.
- The Akkuyu NPP Electricity Generation Joint Stock Company applied for an "electricity production licence".
- The Akkuyu NPP Electricity Generation Joint Stock Company applied for an "environmental impact assessment".
Source: Nuclear Energy Data 2012
Web links
- Enerji ve Tabii Kaynaklar Bakanligi (Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources)
- Türkiye Atom Enerjisi Kurumu (TAEK) (Turkish Atomic Energy Authority)
- Istanbul Technical University
- Scientific and Technical Research Council
Last reviewed: 7 October 2012
