TÜNAŞ and USTDA will examine small modular reactor designs from four US companies and five fourth-generation reactor designs, according to the 22 September announcement. Licensing is also within scope.
The USTDA-funded project is expected to last at least one year. The grant agreement signed at Türkevi supports research; it does not constitute a decision to build a new power plant.
In an IEA scenario, electricity could cost-effectively supply 33 percent of final energy use by 2035; projected import savings are not realized outcomes.
The utility’s long-term plan projects lower emissions despite rising electricity demand; its solar, battery and reverse-osmosis targets are not completed outcomes.
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