On the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant Project – Steel Pipe Supply Announcement

Dear Member,

In the letter dated 20.05.2021 and numbered 34221550-050.99- forwarded to our Chamber by The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye, a letter of the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources was shared.

The said letter states that, with the intergovernmental agreement signed between our country and Russia in 2010, work has begun on the construction of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, which will consist of 4 reactors, each with a capacity of 1.200 MW.

It was stated that, in the project, welded pipes outside the nuclear island in particular are expected to be supplied from Türkiye; information on the specifications and quantities of the pipes for the first and second units, which are expected to be procured soon, was shared in Annex-1. Information was given that pipe types and quantities for both the first 2 units and the third and fourth units will be shared as they become known.

It was stated that, as a result of the inspections of the Russian state nuclear energy company ROSATOM in September 2019, the technical infrastructure of TSE was found to be adequate, and as of January 2020 TSE was recognised as the Main Materials Organisation for the Akkuyu Project; and that, thanks to this authority, finding the equivalents of Russian standards for materials and equipment that do not directly affect nuclear safety in the Akkuyu Project, nationalising those without equivalents, and testing and subsequently certifying the products of Turkish manufacturers according to these standards are carried out by TSE. Information on TSE's services is contained in the presentation in Annex-2.

It was stated that the tenders for the power plant are organised by the Project Company, Akkuyu Nükleer A.Ş., and the main contractor (Titan2 IC İçtaş İnşaat A.Ş.) in accordance with the rules of Rosatom (Russian Atomic Energy Company); that an office (Supplier Relations Unit) has been established in Istanbul and an information line has been opened by the main contractor in order to assist and inform Turkish companies wishing to participate in the tenders regarding tender applications; and that it is planned to answer the questions of Turkish companies uninterruptedly via the information line and corporate e-mail. The information note on the contact details of the said Supplier Relations Unit, the pages where the tenders will be published, the annual procurement programme, the supplier survey, supplier information videos and how to access standard comparisons for materials (GOST and EN comparisons) is contained in Annex-3.

This is submitted for your information.

Kind regards,

 

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Date Added :2021-06-01 04:07:00