Japan PM promises ‘highest level of safety’ for Turkish nuke reactor May 3, 2013 - 20:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Japan's Prime Minister says his country has learned lessons from the Fukushima disaster and will offer the "highest level of safety" in building Turkey's second nuclear plant, The Associated Press reported. Turkey chose a Japanese-French consortium for the construction of a nuclear reactor on Turkey's Black Sea coast. An agreement was signed during Shinzo Abe's visit to Ankara on Friday, May 3. Abe, speaking through an interpreter, told reporters: "We have carried our experience in nuclear security to the highest level through lessons learned from past accidents and risks." Turkey's Energy Ministry said the country will begin negotiations with Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and France's Areva. The 5,000-megawatt capacity plant is expected to cost $22 billion and be operational in 2023. Russia is constructing Turkey's first plant in Akkuyu, which will begin test production in 2019.   Top stories Across a swathe of southern Turkey, people sought temporary shelter and food in freezing winter weather. The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. The Prosecutor’s Office has released surveillance footage and said that one of the detainees in the case, Iveri Melashvili. Destinations welcomed 900m fewer international tourists in January–October when compared with the same period of 2019.   Partner news |  Latest news Russia again reports ceasefire violation in Karabakh  Russian peacekeepers have again registered a violation of the ceasefire in Karabakh, according to a statement from the Russian Defense Ministry.U.S. “welcomes” Aliyev’s remarks on amnesty for Karabakh officials The U.S. Department of State has welcomed Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s recent remarks on “consideration of amnesty” for Karabakh officials.Azerbaijan uses mortars to violate Karabakh ceasefire On May 30, the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan deployed firearms and mortars to violate the ceasefire in Nagorno Karabakh.Armenia attracts record amount of foreign direct investments, says Minister Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. |
