"Our company has bought the bid specification for the nuclear plant tender which will be held on Sept 24, 2008 and observing the conditions of accession," the statement said.
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Turkey is among the countries worldwide leaning toward nuclear power to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, blamed for global warming, and as fossil fuel prices surge.
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The government tender is to build a 4,000-megawatt nuclear plant in the town of Akkuyu on the Mediterranean coast to help meet power demand that is rising by eight percent a year.
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Turkey will also build a second plant near Sinop on the Black Sea coast.
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