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03.11.2022

AKKUYU NUCLEAR JSC SUPPORTS IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPORTANT SOCIAL INITIATIVES IN NPP CONSTRUCTION REGION

November 3, 2022, Silifke and Gulnar Districts, Mersin Province, Turkey. – AKKUYU NUCLEAR JSC supported the implementation of important social projects in the Akkuyu NPP construction region. The company gave charity payment certificates totalling about 10 million Turkish liras to Gulnar and Silifke Districts.

During a meeting with District Governor Musa Ayyldiz and Mayor Alpaslan Unuvar in Gulnar, Aleksey Frolov, Managing Director for GR and International Cooperation of AKKUYU NUCLEAR JSC, personally handed over a funding certificate for nursing home construction.  The amount will fully cover design, construction and building-equipment expenses. Furthermore, it is planned to build an urban park equipped with sports equipment, a playground and family leisure areas.

In Silifke, where a significant share of employees of the Akkuyu NPP Construction Site stays, Mayor Sadik Altunok received a certificate for sports ground construction and support for a local sports club. This will ensure wide involvement of young people in the social life of Silifke District and contribute to promoting healthy lifestyle among local residents and specialists of Akkuyu NPP under construction.

Gulnar District Governor Musa Ayyldiz expressed his gratitude to the management of AKKUYU NUCLEAR JSC: "Next year marks the centennial of the Republic, and we plan to celebrate this historic day on a large scale. In this regard, we are also counting on your support. Social projects are particularly important to us, since they contribute to improving the life of local residents. AKKUYU NUCLEAR is our neighbour for many years, and we are very glad to have a fruitful cooperation with the company. I express my immense gratitude to the company's management on behalf of all Gulnar District residents!".

"Silifke is growing and developing, and, of course, we are paying particular attention to infrastructure projects and striving to make our town modern and convenient. We have plans to build a large number of sports and educational facilities and perform large-scale activities on urban environment improvement, which we are executing both using our own resources and through the implementation of similar charity projects. I sincerely thank AKKUYU NUCLEAR JSC for supporting the social sphere in our town," noted Silifke Mayor Sadik Altunok.

AKKUYU NUCLEAR JSC Chief Executive Officer Anastasia Zoteeva commented on the implementation of charity initiatives in the Akkuyu NPP construction region: "Large-scale construction contributes to an inflow of workers and specialists into the region. It leads to increased pressure on the social infrastructure, so municipalities and we maintain constant and close interaction to determine jointly the areas where our support would be the most effective. We hope that our cooperation with local authorities will make the life of district residents more comfortable. We are always open for cooperation, creation and development of important community initiatives".

Program for charity support of the districts is implemented by AKKUYU NUCLEAR JSC in accordance with sustainable development principles and is aimed at strengthening social interaction between residents of Mersin Province and stakeholders of the Akkuyu NPP Construction Project.

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Akkuyu NPP is the first nuclear power plant being built in the Republic of Turkey. The Akkuyu NPP Project includes four power units equipped with Generation 3+ WWER reactors of Russian design. The capacity of each NPP power unit will be 1200 MW. Currently the project is entirely financed by the Russian side. Akkuyu NPP construction is the first project in the global nuclear industry being implemented under the Build-Own-Operate model.

According to terms and conditions of the Inter-Governmental Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey, the NPP's Power Unit No. 1 must be commissioned within 7 years after obtaining all and any unit-construction permits and licenses. Given that the construction license for the Power Unit No. 1 was obtained in 2018, it means that the deadline is 2025. At the same time, the project stakeholders are making their best efforts to complete the construction of the Power Unit No. 1 and ensure its readiness for commissioning test in 2023, a jubilee year for the Republic of Turkey.