Turkey and Canada signed a cooperation agreement to explore opportunities in nuclear energy, according to a statement from the Nuclear Industry Association of Turkey on Thursday.
The agreement, signed between Nuclear Industry Association of Turkey and Canada's Nuclear Suppliers Group, will enable both parties to seek opportunities for the construction of nuclear power plants in different countries.
According to the agreement, both countries will search for ways to co-develop pressurized water reactors, heavy-water reactors and small-modular reactors along with designing, testing and licensing of power plants in Turkey, Canada or any other country where the opportunity arises.
The agreement aims to contribute to Turkey's developing nuclear industry.
The two organizations also plan to create seminar and workshop opportunities in Canada for Turkish students to avail of nuclear energy training in Canada.
'Turkey strengthens its energy mix by showing its determination to use nuclear energy. It will also become a model country in the region. Canada is one of the most experienced countries in nuclear energy. This agreement will contribute a lot to Turkey's vision of a nuclear industry,' Nuclear Industry Association of Turkey's Founding Secretary-General, Koray Tuncer, was quoted in the statement.
More details of the agreement will be determined during the third International Nuclear Power Plants Summit in Istanbul, which runs from March 8 to 9, 2016.
By Nuran Erkul
Anadolu Agency
nuran.erkul@aa.com.tr