# GE begins manufacturing Arabelle turbine for Turkey's Akkuyu nuclear plant

GE Steam Power has begun manufacturing the first Arabelle steam turbine at its Belfort site for Turkey's Akkuyu nuclear power plant, under a contract awarded to AAEM Turbine Technology LLC in 2007.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-06-28
- Where: Akkuyu, Türkiye
- Status: under construction
- Products: Arabelle steam turbine, Gigatop 4-poles generator, condenser vacuum pumps
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [GE Steam Power](https://endata.com/companies/5219.md) (supplier)
- [AAEM Turbine Technology](https://endata.com/companies/28446.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [world-nuclear-news.org](https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/GE-supports-Romanian-and-Turkish-nuclear-projects), 2019-06-28: "Manufacturing of the steam turbine's rotor has begun at GE's centre of excellence in Belfort, France, and represents a key milestone for the Akkuyu project, the company said."

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