MOSCOW, February 6. /TASS/. There has been no damage to the structures of Akkuyu nuclear power project (NPP) under construction in Turkey, Rosatom said in a statement.

The press service quoted General Director of Akkuyu Nuclear Anastasia Zoteeva saying that earthquake shocks were also felt at the Akkuyu NPP site, "but our specialists did not reveal any damage to building structures, cranes, equipment."

An earthquake of magnitude 7.7 rocked the province of Kahramanmaras in southwestern Turkey on Monday. Many countries, including Russia, have offered their help to Ankara and Damascus following the quake. Russia’s emergencies ministry said earlier it is ready to send two Il-76 planes with rescuers to Turkey.

The Akkuyu is the first nuclear power plant to be built in Turkey. The project is being implemented in accordance with the inter-governmental agreement signed by Russia and Turkey in 2010. It is being funded completely by the Russian side. Russia’s Rosatom is a majority shareholder of Akkuyu Nuclear JSC, tasked with development, construction, maintenance, operation and decommissioning of the power plant. The power plant will include four Russian-designed VVER generation 3+ reactors. Each reactor’s power output will stand at 1,200 MWt. Once commissioned and brought to full capacity, the NPP will produce about 35 bln kWh every year.