Turkey, Canada's AtkinsRealis sign deal for study on possible nuclear plant

ANTALYA, Turkey, Nov 12 (Reuters) - C anada's ​AtkinsRealis said on Thursday ​it had signed an ‌agreement with ​Turkish state-owned nuclear energy company TUNAS to conduct a feasibility study ‌for a potential expansion of Turkey's nuclear power programme. The company said in a statement that under a memorandum ‌of agreement signed by its subsidiary Candu Energy on ‌the sidelines of the COP31 climate summit in the southern Turkish province of Antalya, the company would carry out a comprehensive ⁠feasibility study ​and front-end ⁠engineering and design (FEED) work for a potential multi-unit nuclear project. The ⁠study was expected to be completed by the end of ​2027, it added.

Joe St. Julian, President, Nuclear at ⁠AtkinsRealis, told Reuters that the parties were currently discussing a six-unit plan ⁠for ​a 4.5-gigawatt plant in Turkey, adding that they planned to complete the engineering design study ⁠by 2028, with that leading to a final investment decision. The countries ⁠had ⁠also agreed upon a roadmap for financing the project, he said.