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Akkuyu-1

VVER-1200 · 1,114 MWe · Commissioning · commercial operation est. 2026

Current state

StatusCommissioning
DesignVVER-1200 (PWR)
Net capacity1,114 MWe
CountryTürkiye
VendorRosatom
Owner / operatorAkkuyu Nuclear JSC (Rosatom BOO)
Construction start2018-04-03
Original COD target2023
Current COD estimate2026
Schedule slippage+3 years

Notes

Turkey's first NPP; Rosatom build-own-operate model. Unit 1 startup targeted fall 2026; Units 2-4 need separate entries.

Milestone log

  • 2018-04-03First concrete, Unit 1 (source)
  • 2023-04-27First fuel delivered to site; plant designated a nuclear facility (source)
  • 2026-06-15Unit 1 ~99% complete; Rosatom targets fuel loading and startup in fall 2026 (source)

The milestone log is append-only: corrections are recorded as new entries, never rewrites. Full history via /api/v1/changes.

Sources

  1. https://pris.iaea.org/pris/