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Canadian nuclear services company Kinectrics and Turkish engineering firm Nuclean signed a cooperation agreement to assess opportunities for deploying SMRs and AMRs in Türkiye and other developing nuclear markets.
The agreement brings together Kinectrics’ nuclear lifecycle services with Nuclean’s local engineering and project capabilities, focusing on Small Modular Reactor (SMR) and Advanced Modular Reactor (AMR) projects, the Turkish company said Monday. It also covers potential cooperation in the production and supply of modular reactor components, as well as broader nuclear technology services.
Nuclean board member Koray Tuncer recalled that Türkiye has set a target of reaching 5 gigawatts in SMR capacity by 2050, adding that this corresponds to at least 16 SMRs. He noted that the sector involves multiple production layers and that the domestic market is expected to reach approximately $30 billion.
The cooperation aims to combine local and international capabilities to support SMR- and AMR-related activities, including component production and supply, he explained.
Kinectrics President and CEO David Harris said the company will contribute its experience from nuclear projects to activities in Türkiye, citing rising global energy demand as a driver of continued activity in the sector. He added that the collaboration is expected to support Türkiye’s nuclear program and modular reactor projects in surrounding regions.
Türkiye is developing a multi-track nuclear energy program that combines large-scale power plants with small modular reactor (SMR) plans as part of its long-term energy strategy.
Construction is ongoing at Akkuyu, the country’s first nuclear power plant in the southern province of Mersin, with the first unit expected to come online this year. Beyond Akkuyu, Türkiye is planning additional nuclear facilities, including a proposed plant in Sinop on the Black Sea coast and another site in the Thrace region in the northwest, with talks ongoing with potential partnerships with several countries.
The government has set long-term capacity targets of 7.2 gigawatts by 2035 and 20 gigawatts by 2050, positioning nuclear energy as a growing part of the country’s power mix.
The agreement follows a meeting last week in Ankara between Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand and Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, where discussions focused on exploring joint investments and concrete steps in nuclear power development, Bayraktar said afterward.
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