Baykar Chief Selçuk Bayraktar: Believes in Production of Small Modular Reactors Within a Few Years
Selçuk Bayraktar, chairman of the renowned Turkish defence and technology company Baykar, has announced that the company is actively working on the development of small modular reactors (SMRs).
Bayraktar expressed a strong belief that Baykar will be capable of producing these advanced energy systems within just a few years.
This initiative signals a strategic expansion of Baykar' s technological portfolio and could have significant implications for Turkey' s future energy requirements and technological independence. Small modular reactors represent a new generation of nuclear reactors that are significantly smaller than traditional nuclear power plants.
They are designed to be factory-built and then transported to their installation site, which has the potential to reduce both construction time and costs.
SMRs also offer increased flexibility in power generation and can be more easily integrated into existing energy networks, in addition to providing stable, low-carbon energy to remote areas or industrial facilities. Turkey has ambitious goals to reduce its reliance on imported energy and to strengthen its national energy security.
The development of domestically produced SMRs could be an important step toward this goal by offering a reliable and emission-free energy source.
This could help to diversify the nation’s energy mix and support Turkey' s commitments to combating climate change by reducing carbon emissions within the energy sector. Baykar is known for its advancements in unmanned aerial vehicle technology, particularly through the development of drone platforms such as the Bayraktar TB2 and the Akıncı.
The company' s entry into energy technology, and specifically nuclear technology such as SMRs, demonstrates the growing capacity and ambition within Turkey’s advanced engineering sector.
This underscores the country' s desire to become a leading player in high-value technology beyond the defence industry. The successful development and production of SMRs in Turkey would not only strengthen the nation’s energy sector but also create new opportunities for the export of advanced technology.
It would position Turkey as a major player in the global transition to cleaner energy systems and help to develop a specialised industrial base.
This could also pave the way for collaboration with international partners interested in the potential of SMR technology for decentralised and sustainable energy supply. Source: TRT Haber
Source: TRT Haber
