"...Anatolia news agency reported on Feb. 8, that after a tour of the Lake Anna nuclear plant in Virginia, and a meeting with Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman, Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Hilmi Guler, told reporters in Washington that Turkey needs an additional 54,000 megawatts of electricity by 2020. It projects that nuclear energy will provide 5,000 megawatts of that. Currently, Turkey has no nuclear plants. Asked by a skeptical reporter if Turkey had a solid plan to meet its requirements, Guler replied that Turkey does, and that it must invest $128 billion in energy supply over the next 15 years. He described nuclear power as an 'utmost priority,' due to the increase in oil and gas prices and need for multiple sources of energy."
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