Turkey's first nuclear plant facing further delays - sources


  • World
  • Friday, 07 Feb 2014

ANKARA/INSTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's first nuclear power plant has hit further delays that will push back the start of production by almost a year after Turkish authorities requested resubmission of an environmental report, industry sources and experts said on Friday.

Russia's Rosatom is building the first four nuclear reactors for energy-hungry Turkey, which has embarked on an ambitious nuclear programme led by Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, to reduce its $60 billion annual energy import bill.

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