Presidency of Human Resources Office, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and Akkuyu Nuclear A.Ş. The teams that ranked in the "Talent Gate Akkuyu NGS Project Competition", which was realized in cooperation, were determined. Neşe Gülmez, Head of Talent Acquisition and Organization Department of the Presidency Human Resources Office, and Akkuyu Nuclear A.Ş. Mert Güneş, Head of Corporate Relations Department, also attended.
TRT Announcer Sezen Yüce was the moderator of the final ceremony of the competition, which was organized to bring young talents together with important projects in Turkey and to gain inspiring experiences. Official Twitter of the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and Youtube The competition, which was broadcast live on the ytnk.tv digital platform as well as on the ytnk.tv digital platform, was watched by approximately 1 million 100 thousand people.
Among the 56 projects in the competition, 6 teams formed by young people from Ankara University, Mersin University, Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University, Selçuk University, Konya Technical University, Ege University, Sinop University, Yalova University and Middle East Technical University (Cyprus Campus) reached the finals. left. Teams of talented young people studying at different universities in Turkey competed for the ranking by presenting their innovative projects in the field of nuclear energy before the jury.
Presidential Human Resources Office Advisor Semih Süslü, Head of Nuclear Energy Project Development Department of the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources Tuğrul Çağrı Cinkara, Istanbul Technical University Energy Institute Deputy Director Dr. Senem Şentürk Lüle, Hacettepe University Nuclear Energy Engineering Department Lecturer Dr. Gürdal Gökeri and Akkuyu Nuclear A.Ş Corporate Relations Department Head Mert Güneş.
Speaking before the presentations, member of the jury Tuğrul Cinkara stated that the competition, in which 6 months of intense work was spent, was very competitive and said: “Nuclear energy is our 60-year dream and we are now closer to this goal than ever before. We are making efforts to put Akkuyu NPP into operation in 2023 and to realize this goal. Our teams that are here right now were selected from more than 50 teams and all of them are firsts for us.”
Dr. Senem Şentürk Lüle congratulated all the teams, reminding that the students went through very important stages in order to reach the finals. Dr. Gürdal Gökeri said, “I congratulate all the students for being able to create their projects in this limited time. I hope some of these projects can be implemented in the future.”
Mert Güneş, Head of Institutional Relations Department, who is on the jury representing Akkuyu Nuclear A.Ş, stated that the competition is a very encouraging event for researchers who are interested in nuclear energy, and said, “The realization of the Akkuyu NPP Project will result in scientific research in the field of nuclear energy in Turkey. I believe it will be a touchstone for you. Therefore, I would like to thank the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and our company Akkuyu Nuclear A.Ş., which organized this event. I also congratulate all the competitors for their hard work.”
In the evaluation made by the jury, Atomsec Project Group was awarded the first place in the "Talent Gate Akkuyu NPP Project Competition" with the project "Creating Disaster Susceptibility and Risk Maps for the Radiation Emergency Action Plan for Akkuyu NPP with Multiple Decision Support Systems and Artificial Learning". Presidential Human Resources Office Advisor Semih Süslü presented the award to the team that won the first place with 73 points. Congratulating the Atomsec Project Group, which won a nuclear power plant trip and seminar award to Russia within the framework of the Covid-19 measures, for its success, Süslü said, “These kinds of projects are very important for our youth. I would also like to thank the 56 teams that participated in the competition. Hopefully, our team, who came first, will gain valuable and useful information during their trip to Russia.”
The National Chemistry Power Group won 71 points from the jury members with their project titled "Designing a Permeable Reactive Barrier System (GRB) with Natural Materials for Ensuring Nuclear Safety". The team members who won the internship at the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources received their awards from Ege University Vice Rector Prof. Dr. He took it from Mehmet Ersan's hand. Congratulating the students for their success, Ersan said, “We are happy that we have young people working for the future of Turkey and producing solutions. The word that young people are the future of this country has once again gained meaning today.”
The team that won the technical trip award in Akkuyu NGS in the third place became the NEMARG group with 66 points. Giving the award to the team that won the prize with their "Tulpar Spacecraft" projects, Sinop University Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Cem Cüneyt Ersanlı congratulated the contestants and wished them continued success.
Neşe Gülmez, Head of Talent Acquisition and Organization Department of the Presidential Human Resources Office, made the closing speech of the ceremony. Gülmez congratulated all the teams participating in the competition and said: “I congratulate each of our students for their courage and the projects they have prepared. We, as the Talent Acquisition and Organization Department, are developing many projects, but we organized such a project competition for the first time and we started this work with Akkuyu NGS. In this context, I would like to thank both Akkuyu and the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources. As a team, we watched the competition with great excitement, holding our breath. There are winners here, but I see 6 successful teams and I congratulate each and every one of them.”
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