TÜPRAŞ: USTDA-backed study weighs SMRs for Turkish refining heat and steam
Where it stands: TÜPRAŞ, Turkey's largest crude oil refiner, has signed an agreement with the US Trade and Development Agency to fund technical assistance assessing whether small modular reactors could supply electricity, heat and steam for its refining operations. The agreement pays for an assessment only; no reactor design, site, unit count or schedule has been named. Next, watch the study's findings and timeline, any shortlisted designs, and whether the work advances to siting, offtake or licensing.
(2026-10-29, ~6:45 AM ET, World Nuclear News — world-nuclear-news.org/articles): TÜPRAŞ, Turkey's largest crude oil refiner, signed an agreement with the US Trade and Development Agency to fund technical assistance assessing the potential of small modular reactors to supply electricity, heat and steam for its refining processes. Assessment-stage only: no reactor design, site, unit count, or schedule named in coverage, and the instrument funds a study, not a build. Headline: TÜPRAŞ: Turkey's largest refiner weighs SMRs with USTDA-backed study. Watch: study findings and timeline, shortlisted designs (the heat/steam demand points toward high-temperature reactors), Turkish authority or other industrial follow-on, and whether the assessment graduates to siting, offtake, or a licensing step.