On July 1 in Istanbul (Turkey), representatives of the State Corporation Rosatom presented modern approaches to managing supplier relations in the nuclear industry during the BRICS Nuclear Energy Platform session, held as part of the Nuclear Power Plants & Expo Summit 2025 (Turkey). Other speakers at the session included Chief Coordinator of the Platform (South Africa) Elsie Pule; Commercial Director of Titan 2 IC Ictas Insaat Anonim Sirketi (a joint venture between the Turkish IC İçtaş İnşaat A.Ş. and the Russian Titan-2 Concern JSC) Hakan Gerei; Director of the International Department of SNPTC (State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation, China) Fei Min; Design Manager of the Nuclear Build Program at Eskom (South Africa) Maxwell Msabala;Executive Director for Energy and Industry at NECSA (South African Nuclear Energy Corporation, South Africa) Sengiphile Simelane, and others.

Participants discussed issues of quality control, maintaining the necessary level of competencies, and implementing new regulatory approaches in the industry. Particular attention was paid to improving supplier qualifications, the need for regulatory authorities to adapt to the changing market structure, and the involvement of international development banks in financing supply chains.
Speaking at the session, Director for Sustainable Development and Interaction with Energy Companies and Industry Associations at JSC Akkuyu Nuclear (Rosatom’s project company in Turkey) Esra Songur spoke about the growing export potential of companies involved in the large-scale Akkuyu NPP construction project. “By manufacturing equipment and materials for the nuclear industry in compliance with high-quality standards, Turkish companies are becoming more competitive in the global market and can expect to participate in other nuclear power plant construction projects. In this sense, the expert meetings of the BRICS Nuclear Platform foster sustainable business connections. The experience and support of BRICS participants creates even broader opportunities in supply chain management and helps integrate national companies into global technological chains.”