Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the agreement signed with the US on peaceful nuclear energy provides for cooperation in the development of new reactor technologies, including small modular reactors.
„The Memorandum of Understanding on Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation signed with the US is a cooperation agreement in the field of peaceful nuclear energy. It provides for the development of new generations of technologies, such as advanced reactor technologies and small modular reactors. We will use nuclear energy not only for electricity generation, but also in areas such as medicine, agriculture, research and development and industrial heating.“ “We aim to strengthen our energy security in the long term, 20-30 years, without neglecting any area“, Erdogan said, speaking at an energy efficiency forum in Istanbul.
According to the president, the leadership “is striving to take Turkey to a new level in the field of nuclear energy“. “Currently, 416 nuclear reactors are operating in 31 countries, generating approximately 9% of the world's electricity. A total of 63 reactors are under construction in 15 countries, including Turkey,“, Erdogan added.