TR Nuclear Energy Program

[Pilatino]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1996491680032104706

Turkish drone giant Baykar is now working on small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear technology, aiming for a 40-megawatt prototype.

 

[Sanchez]

Going with the russians for Akkuyu was such a mistake

Mistake how?

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Baykar will study SMRs.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1996474980381446260

 

[Zafer]

I wish nuclear power generation efforts pan out in time for MUGEM and next gen MILDEN projects

 

[Agha Sher]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1996491680032104706

Turkish drone giant Baykar is now working on small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear technology, aiming for a 40-megawatt prototype.

This company is not only the greatest gift for Turkiye, but the entire Islamic world. Making sure we catch up in modern warfare, space and nuclear technology.

 

[mehmed beg]

I wish nuclear power generation efforts pan out in time for MUGEM and next gen MILDEN projects

I wish for long range ballistic missiles, Milden also, Mugem???? Not really

 

[Agha Sher]

Selçuk's company developing SMRs is called TMRS

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1999199058783506526

 

[Shtr]

I hope necessary steps will be done and an American company can be acquired. NuScale Power seems a valuation between around 5-6B $.

It will be definitely hard to acquire such a company but since there are a lot of companies like this, Baykar can have possibility to acquire one of them. NuScale has already some contracts. It means that it can be a good investment in addition to know-how transfer.

 

[Strong AI]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2028903336401862917

 

[Sanchez]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2028903336401862917

Finally a little bit of movement on this front. But as usual this can go two ways. Few more MoUs before everyone forgets about it in 10 years, or some solid results.

 

[AlperTunga]

Finally a little bit of movement on this front. But as usual this can go two ways. Few more MoUs before everyone forgets about it in 10 years, or some solid results.

I listened to Carney as he was talking about improving relations with other countries and he said very positive things about Türkiye and mentioned specifically cooperation in nuclear energy. With Trump in power, Canada is desperately seeking to diversify their trade and defence cooperations, so I don't think they did it just for the sake of it. We should exploit this opportunity.

 

[Pilatino]

Canada's reactors are different than others and would be very fruitful for us in the future because of its nature that makes it much more closer to Thorium using techniques as fas as I read.

 

[Nilgiri]

Canada's reactors are different than others and would be very fruitful for us in the future because of its nature that makes it much more closer to Thorium using techniques as fas as I read.

Yes CANDU (PHWR) provides neutron flux for thorium 232 ---> U-233...i.e the breeding.

Basically the heavy water is very transparent to neutrons so the efficiency (of neutron capture by another fissile material) is excellent in PHWR. The Uranium need not be enriched as result, natural uranium can be used.

But you then need to develop a way to use that U-233 in separate reaction...i.e the whole point of introducing thorium (compared to the U-235 within the natural uranium fuel that is proven cycle).

Only India is researching and building test reactors (KAMINI) that run on U-233 (from CANDU PHWR designs) as far as I am aware.

There is molten salt reactor for thorium cycles that other countries are investigating too, but those are not CANDU PHWR derived.