Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLIX

No 8

20-February-2006

TURKEY

Turkey Proposes To Build Nuclear Power Plant On Black Sea Coast

Turkey is considering the construction of its first nuclear power plant, to be located near the Black Sea city of Sinop. The prime ministers office and the ministry of energy say they have taken into account geological factors for the plants location and are discussing with nuclear power producing countries costs and the transfer of technology. The issue will be...