Nuclear Power in Turkey
The Associated Press reported that Turkey’s bidding process for a nuclear power plant was somewhat unsuccessful, and that there was only one bidder: Russia. The nuclear power plant would be the first of its kind to exist in Turkey, making this opportunity historic. However, the other five potential bidders stated that Turkey did not give them enough time to prepare for the bid. There was no response cited by Turkey in regards to the comment.
Turkey’s decision comes an interesting time, when fellow countries in the region (such as Iran) are developing nuclear power as an energy source, and while the world is reaching a point where it will not be able to sustain itself if oil is the primary resource of energy. Moreover, it will be interesting to see if the nuclear countries of tomorrow will learn from the nuclear mistakes of the past. Can Turkey assure the global community that there will be no repetition of Chernobyl and Three-Mile Island?
Olorunbunmi Hambolu
