“TÜBA-Nuclear Energy Workshop and Panel” Was Held
The “Nuclear Energy Workshop and Panel” organized by the TÜBA-Energy Working Group was held on March 9, 2018 at Hacettepe University Cultural Center.
TÜBA President Prof. Ahmet Cevat Acar, TÜBA Vice-President Prof. Ahmet Nuri Yurdusev, TÜBA Members, Hacettepe University Vice-Rector Prof. Özcan Yıldırım Gülsoy and high level administrators of the ministries, faculty members working on the subject, representatives of relevant public and non-governmental organizations, and related association managers contributed and participated in workshop and panel.
“The nuclear issue is not just about meeting your energy needs, but about many aspects of life, including health.”
Reminding that Atomic Energy Agency was founded in 1956 depending on the prime minister, Prof. Acar said: “A nuclear power plant., which we expect to be completed in 1976, is taking the first steps in Akkuyu, Mersin. From that day on to this day, a period of nearly half a century has passed. When we look at the developed economies in the world today, we see that most of them have nuclear power plants and they meet their energy needs in this way. The nuclear issue is not just about meeting your energy needs, but about many aspects of life, including health. When we add the possibility of reaching to nuclear weapons, it is a serious matter with the positive and negative sides. It is not far from the possibility that nuclear work will encounter many visible or invisible obstacles. Therefore, we are confronted with a multi-dimensional issue.”
“Countries with nuclear energy capabilities are countries that shape the atom.”
Stating that the aim of establishing the TÜBA-Energy Working Group to respond to Turkey’s needs, TÜBA-Energy Working Group Executive and Yildiz Technical University Faculty Member Prof. İbrahim Dinçer said: Nuclear power is an important and very critical castle. Nuclear is not only an energy solution. “Countries with nuclear energy capabilities are countries that shape the atom. Countries like Korea, which acquire knowledge and scientific ability in nuclear science and use this accumulation, can really jump. From this point of view, the importance of nuclear energy arises. Increasing awareness of nuclear energy, a relatively new phenomenon for our country, is gaining in importance in this context.”
There were three sessions in panel. The program ended with evaluation and closing speeches.
