Turkey, Canada's AtkinsRealis sign deal for study on possible nuclear plant

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ANTALYA, Turkey, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Canada's AtkinsRealis ATRL.TO said on Thursday it had signed an agreement with Turkish state-owned nuclear energy company TUNAS to conduct a feasibility study for a potential expansion of Turkey's nuclear power programme.
The company said in a statement that under a memorandum of agreement signed by its subsidiary Candu Energy on the sidelines of the COP31 climate summit in the southern Turkish province of Antalya, the company would carry out a comprehensive feasibility study and front-end engineering and design (FEED) work for a potential multi-unit nuclear project. The study was expected to be completed by the end of 2027, it added.
Joe St. Julian, President, Nuclear at AtkinsRealis, told Reuters that the parties were currently discussing a six-unit plan for a 4.5-gigawatt plant in Turkey, adding that they planned to complete the engineering design study by 2028, with that leading to a final investment decision. 
The countries had also agreed upon a roadmap for financing the project, he said.

 (Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu, Ezgi Erkoyun and Can Sezer; Editing by Daren Butler)
 ((tuvan.gumrukcu@tr.com; @tuvangumrukcu))