Nükleere Yeni Giren Bir Ülke Olarak Türkiye’nin Nükleer Güç Programı

Year 2023, Volume: 5 Issue: 1, 58 - 66, 18.07.2023

Cıgdem Pekar

https://doi.org/10.47899/ijss.1311365

Abstract

Türkiye'nin nükleer enerji programına ilgi duyması, ülkenin hızla artan elektrik tüketimini karşılarken aynı zamanda ekonomik kalkınmaya da yardımcı olma gerekliliğine bağlanabilir. Nükleere yeni başlayan bir ülke ve küresel nükleer silahların yayılmasını önleme rejiminin bir üyesi olarak Türkiye, 1970'lerden beri sivil nükleer teknolojiyle ilgilemektedir. Yerli enerji üretimindeki önemli gelişmelere rağmen ülkenin enerji ihtiyacı hala büyük ölçüde ithal enerji ile karşılanmaktadır. Bu bağlamda elektrik üretimi için kaynakların çeşitlendirilmesi ülke için büyük önem arz etmektedir.
Akkuyu Nükleer Güç Santrali (NGS) projesi, kendine has modeliyle (BOO modeli) ülkenin ilk NGS'sinin inşası için benzersiz bir konsept önermektedir. Bu noktadan hareketle çalışma Türkiye'nin elektrik talebini, nükleer enerji üretimi için motivasyonlarını ve bu alanda sonuçlandırdığı hükümetler arası anlaşmanın maddelerini incelemektedir. Son olarak, nükleere yeni giren bir ülke olarak, Nükleer Düzenleme Kurumu'nun (NDK) nükleer iç hukuk ve uluslararası nükleer hukuk çerçevesindeki önemi vurgulanmaktadır.

Keywords

Nükleer Enerji, Türkiye’nin Enerji Politikası, Nükleer Hukuk, Akkuyu NGS

Nuclear Power Program in Turkey as a Nuclear Newcomer Country

Abstract

Turkey's interest in pursuing a nuclear power program can be attributed to the necessity to meet the country's fast expanding electricity consumption while also assisting economic development. Turkey, as a nuclear newcomer country and a member of the global nonproliferation regime, has been interested in civilian nuclear technology since 1970s. Despite substantial development in domestic energy output, Turkey still relies heavily on imported energy. In this regard, diversification of resources to generate electricity presents significant importance for the country.
Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) project proposes a unique concept for the construction of the country's first NPP with its own model (BOO model). The paper examines Turkey's electricity demand, the motivations for pursuing nuclear energy, and the substance of the parties' intergovernmental agreement for the BOO madel. Finally, as a nuclear newcomer country, the significance of the Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) in the framework of the domestic legal law and international nuclear law is emphasized.

Keywords

Nuclear Energy, Turkey’s Energy Policy, Nuclear Law, Akkuyu NPP

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