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There is no reason to halt the planned Akkuyu nuclear power plant with Russia, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu said on Dec. 14, after Turkish officials said last week that Russia had stopped construction on the plant.

Ongoing tension between Ankara and Moscow may have spread into area of Turkey's multibillion dollar nuclear plant project in Akkuyu, with some media reports suggesting that the planned plant will be canceled. 

Turkey on Dec. 9 insisted it was not dependent on Russia to build its first nuclear power plant amid uncertainty over the $20 billion project because of the crisis in relations between Ankara and Moscow.

Russia's state atomic agency Rosatom began constructing the plant in Akkuyu in the southern Mersin province on the shores of the Mediterranean in April.     

Russia signed two agreements Nov. 19 to finance and build Egypt's first nuclear power plant, in a ceremony attended by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

Russia's Rosatom Service said on Monday it has completed an upgrade of Unit 6 of Bulgaria's Kozloduy nuclear power plant (NPP) designed to extend its lifespan.

The modernisation of the 1,000-megawatt Unit 6 included the replacement of the stator of the turbogenerator with a new one as part of a planned increase in installed capacity to 1100 MW.

Oil giant Saudi Arabia, which is trying to diversify its energy sources, signed an agreement on Oct. 19 with Hungary to cooperate in the peaceful use of atomic energy.

It is the latest pact of its kind signed by the world's largest oil exporter, which earlier this year reached similar agreements with Russia and South Korea.

Russia's Rosatom will modernise the generator equipment of unit 5 of Bulgaria's Kozloduy nuclear power plant (NPP).

This was agreed in a EUR 24.7 contract signed by Kozloduy NPP and Rosatom on Saturday 30, the Russian corporation informed on Friday.

The delivery timeframe of the core equipment for Unit 5 is 500 days, with all upgrades expected to be completed by May 2018.

Turkey plans to build a nuclear power plant in a district that is 10 km from the country's border with Bulgaria and about 100 km from Istanbul's western suburbs, it emerged on Wednesday.

Turkish Energy Minister Ali R?za Alaboyun said plans have been made for Turkey?s third nuclear plant and Chinese, Japanese firms and U.S. companies have shown interest in an exclusive interview with the Anadolu Agency Editors? Desk on Oct. 14. 

Turkey's Energy Minister has refuted recent reports about uncertainties in Turkey's planned first nuclear power plant project in the southern district of Akkuyu amid rising rows between Turkey and Russia over Syria, saying that there is no problem with the project.