Energy Minister: South Korea lags behind in bid to build Turkey’s 2nd nuclear plant

Speaking to the reporters yesterday in Ankara, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz stated that a South Korean bid to build Turkey's second nuclear power plant will expire soon "unless the country comes up with a favorable offer". He said that the company that would win the contest for Turkey’s second planned nuclear plant would also conduct a study on the location of a third one. The country has been in negotiations with South Korea, China, Japan and Canada for a planned second nuclear power plant to be constructed in the Black Sea province of Sinop. Yildiz noted that determining a location for a nuclear plant requires a 1.5 or two years of study, adding that the country has already lost time choosing the partner to build its second plant in the Black Sea region of Sinop. "Such a study will be conducted at least in four or five locations," he said. Answering a question about South Korea’s bid, Yildiz stated that its current offer was not appropriate enough.