Türkiye’s first nuclear plant reaches new testing stage
MERSİN
Türkiye’s first nuclear power plant has completed another key stage in preparations for commissioning, with mock nuclear fuel assemblies loaded into the reactor pressure vessel of Akkuyu’s first unit.
A total of 163 mock fuel assemblies were placed in the reactor pressure vessel as part of the commissioning program, the Energy and Natural Resources Ministry said.
The operation, carried out as a full rehearsal for real fuel loading, tested the plant’s mechanical, hydraulic and thermal systems, as well as structural durability.
