Baris Simsek reports that the strategic Turkish-Russian energy project Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), poised to be the first nuclear power plant in Turkey, will have its core holder vessel placed in September, Akkuyu Nuclear Inc. General Manager Anastasia Zoteeva said in a meeting with reporters in Sochi on Tuesday. Zoteeva explained that the "core holder vessel" will be brought by four ships from Russia to Akkuyu Port, which will be opened in June, adding: "In some way, we can consider it a giant vessel made of an alloy of various metals. When uranium falls in the vessel, in case of any molten uranium leaks, it will close like a Venus flytrap. Since there will be no leakage into the soil and water and the uranium will be completely buried, there will be no risk."
Underlining that the nuclear power plant will be resistant to up to magnitude 9.0 earthquakes, Zoteeva noted that there would be measures to prevent a crack in the plant – even in the case of a possible plane crash. Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant General Manager Zoteeva and Deputy General Manager Anton Dedusenko met with journalists at the ATOMEXPO International Forum in Russia.
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