{"dataset":"NNN Reactor Project Tracker","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","license_scope":"The grant covers the NNN dataset as a compilation: selection, arrangement, schema, annotations, event and milestone curation, and verification metadata, including EU sui generis database rights. Underlying facts are facts and are not owned or restricted by NNN. Third-party licensed data shown on NNN pages is excluded from the dataset and from this grant.","terms":"Current-state data (CSV snapshots and current-state API responses) is licensed CC BY 4.0: free to use, share and adapt with attribution to Nuclear News Network (nuclearnewsnetwork.com).","terms_url":"https://www.nuclearnewsnetwork.com/data-license","attribution":{"text":"Nuclear News Network, \"NNN Reactor Project Tracker\", https://www.nuclearnewsnetwork.com/tracker","url":"https://www.nuclearnewsnetwork.com/tracker"},"docs":"https://www.nuclearnewsnetwork.com/tracker","generated_at":"2026-10-08T09:04:27.299Z","count":82,"units":[{"slug":"akkuyu-1","name":"Akkuyu-1","plant":"Akkuyu","unit":1,"country":"TR","region":"europe","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"VVER-1200","capacity_mw_net":1114,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Rosatom","owner_operator":"Akkuyu Nuclear JSC (Rosatom BOO)","vendor_id":"org:rosatom","owner_operator_ids":["org:akkuyu-nuclear"],"design_id":"design:vver-1200","site_id":"site:akkuyu","status":"commissioning","construction_start":"2018-04-03","original_cod_target":2023,"current_cod_estimate":"2026-2027","sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://akkuyu.com/en/news","https://www.nucnet.org/news/loading-of-dummy-fuel-completed-at-akkuyu-1-nuclear-plant-in-turkey-6-3-2026","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/dummy-fuel-successfully-loaded-in-akkuyu-1","https://www.azernews.az/region/263326.html"],"last_verified":"2026-09-15","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"Turkey's first NPP; Rosatom build-own-operate model. Dummy fuel loading completed June 2026 (NucNet, WNN, Anadolu Agency, NDK-supervised); as of 2026-09-15 real fuel NOT yet loaded — target end-Sep/early-Oct 2026, with first electricity possible late Dec 2026 and commercial operation ~8-10 months after fuel loading (i.e., 2026-2027 range). Rosatom CEO: fuel loading and unit 'lift-up' scheduled for fall 2026; Turkish minister aims for first electricity by end of 2026.","tags":["turkey","rosatom","vver","boo-model","newcomer-country"],"updated_at":"2026-09-15","slippage_years":3,"milestone_count":6},{"slug":"akkuyu-2","name":"Akkuyu-2","plant":"Akkuyu","unit":2,"country":"TR","region":"europe","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"VVER-1200","capacity_mw_net":1114,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Rosatom","owner_operator":"Akkuyu Nuclear JSC (Rosatom BOO)","vendor_id":"org:rosatom","owner_operator_ids":["org:akkuyu-nuclear"],"design_id":"design:vver-1200","site_id":"site:akkuyu","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2020,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2027,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/permission-granted-for-commissioning-work-on-akkuyu-2","https://akkuyu.com/en/news"],"last_verified":"2026-09-22","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"Verified 2026-09-22: NDK pre-commissioning permit May 2026 (WNN) and containment completed June 2026 (Akkuyu Nuclear). Unit tracking toward 2027 grid connection per WNA table; unit 1 construction completed June 2026 with fuel load planned fall 2026. Primary-circuit welding completed Aug 2026 (73-day weld, per Akkuyu Nuclear; NNN covered 2026-08-29) — operator-single-source, not asserted.","tags":["tr","vver-1200"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":5},{"slug":"akkuyu-3","name":"Akkuyu-3","plant":"Akkuyu","unit":3,"country":"TR","region":"europe","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"VVER-1200","capacity_mw_net":1114,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Rosatom","owner_operator":"Akkuyu Nuclear JSC (Rosatom BOO)","vendor_id":"org:rosatom","owner_operator_ids":["org:akkuyu-nuclear"],"design_id":"design:vver-1200","site_id":"site:akkuyu","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2021,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2028,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://rosatom-energy.ru/en/projects/akkuyu/","https://rosatomnewsletter.com/2026/01/26/akkuyu-on-the-homestretch/","https://www.titan2.ru/en/media-press/lenta-novostej/46-projects-news/2915-bridge-crane-with-350-t-load-lifting-capacity-installed-in-turbine-building-of-akkuyu-npp-power-unit-3-under-construction-in-t-rkiye"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"Verified 2026-09-28: 350-t turbine-hall crane installed May 2026 (Akkuyu Nuclear operator + Titan-2 contractor + Turkiye Today + Rosatom newsletter). Turbine wall concreting Jul 2025. 2028 grid connection per WNA table. Unit 1 construction completed 2026-06-23.","tags":["tr","vver-1200"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":3},{"slug":"akkuyu-4","name":"Akkuyu-4","plant":"Akkuyu","unit":4,"country":"TR","region":"europe","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"VVER-1200","capacity_mw_net":1114,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Rosatom","owner_operator":"Akkuyu Nuclear JSC (Rosatom BOO)","vendor_id":"org:rosatom","owner_operator_ids":["org:akkuyu-nuclear"],"design_id":"design:vver-1200","site_id":"site:akkuyu","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2022,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2028,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://rosatom-energy.ru/en/projects/akkuyu/"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"Verified 2026-09-28: thrust truss Mar 2026 (Rosatom, operator-single-source) and turbine-hall slab Sep 2026 (Rosatom + DHA Turkish agency). 2028 grid connection per WNA table.","tags":["tr","vver-1200"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":3},{"slug":"angra-3","name":"Angra-3","plant":"Angra","unit":3,"country":"BR","region":"south-america","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"Pre-Konvoi PWR","capacity_mw_net":1340,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Siemens/KWU lineage","owner_operator":"Eletronuclear","vendor_id":"org:framatome","owner_operator_ids":["org:eletronuclear"],"design_id":"design:pre-konvoi","site_id":"site:angra","status":"suspended","construction_start":2010,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":null,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/CountryDetails.aspx?current=BR","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/eletronuclear-says-study-backs-angra-3-completion","https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/brazil-decide-by-mid-year-whether-complete-angra-3-nuclear-project-2026-02-12/"],"last_verified":"2026-09-08","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"Originally started 1984; multiple suspensions (~65% complete). Status stays suspended: completion would target 2033 per the Nov 2025 BNDES-backed study, but the go/no-go decision was deferred in Aug 2026 to the next president (office 2027). PRIS still lists the unit as under construction; WNA marks it suspended.","tags":["br","pre-konvoi"],"updated_at":"2026-09-08","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":4},{"slug":"bailong-1","name":"Bailong-1","plant":"Bailong","unit":1,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"CAP1000","capacity_mw_net":1150,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"SPIC (CAP1000)","owner_operator":"SPIC","vendor_id":"org:spic","owner_operator_ids":["org:spic"],"design_id":"design:cap1000","site_id":"site:bailong","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2024,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2031,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/nuclear-reactor-database/summary/report?report=gen&status=Under%20Construction","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.nucnet.org/news/china-installs-first-ring-of-steel-containment-at-bailong-1-nuclear-plant-8-1-2026","https://www.neimagazine.com/news/key-module-installed-at-bailong-1/"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"CA01 module (1,167 t) set 2026-08-29 per CINIE — single source, not asserted. construction_start definitional note: excavation Dec 2024, FCD Dec 2025 per WNA/SNERDI (PRIS uses FCD); populated 2024 value frozen pending PRIS-direct review.","tags":["cn","cap1000"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":3},{"slug":"bailong-2","name":"Bailong-2","plant":"Bailong","unit":2,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"CAP1000","capacity_mw_net":1250,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"SPIC (CAP1000)","owner_operator":"SPIC","vendor_id":"org:spic","owner_operator_ids":["org:spic"],"design_id":"design:cap1000","site_id":"site:bailong","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2026-09-27","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2031,"sources":["https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/first-concrete-poured-for-bailong-2-nuclear-power-unit","https://en.sxcoal.com/news/detail/2104389552271728642"],"last_verified":"2026-10-07","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"The two independent reports agree Phase I CAP1000 units are 1.25 GW each. COD estimate 2031 based on 56-month construction period from September 2026; not independently specified as a calendar-year estimate.","tags":["cn","cap1000"],"updated_at":"2026-10-07","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":1},{"slug":"brest-od-300","name":"BREST-OD-300","plant":"Seversk (SCC)","unit":1,"country":"RU","region":"asia","reactor_type":"LFR","design":"BREST-300","capacity_mw_net":300,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Rosatom","owner_operator":"Rosatom (SCC)","vendor_id":"org:rosatom","owner_operator_ids":["org:siberian-chemical-combine"],"design_id":"design:brest-od-300","site_id":"site:seversk-pdec","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2021-06-08","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2028,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/nuclear-reactor-database/summary/report?report=gen&status=Under%20Construction","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/concrete-poured-for-brest-od-300-turbine-foundation","https://www.neimagazine.com/news/internal-cavity-concreting-for-brest/"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"COD tension: NEI May 2026 reports launch postponed 2026->2029 with vessel ~70% assembled — single source, current_cod_estimate 2028 unchanged pending corroboration. Control-room simulator commissioned Jul 2026 (WNN, single source). Internal-cavity concreting first stage Sep 2026 (NEI, single source).","tags":["ru","brest-300"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":4},{"slug":"bushehr-2","name":"Bushehr-2","plant":"Bushehr","unit":2,"country":"IR","region":"middle-east-africa","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"VVER-1000","capacity_mw_net":974,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Rosatom","owner_operator":"NPPD (Iran)","epc":"JSC ASE (Rosatom Engineering Division)","vendor_id":"org:rosatom","owner_operator_ids":["org:nppd-iran"],"epc_ids":["org:atomstroyexport"],"design_id":"design:vver-1000","site_id":"site:bushehr","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2019,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2028,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/nuclear-reactor-database/summary/report?report=gen&status=Under%20Construction","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/third-tier-of-irans-bushehr-2-nuclear-power-unit-installed","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/rosatom-staff-returning-to-irans-bushehr-nuclear-plant","https://www.neimagazine.com/news/bushehr-workforce-set-for-expansion/"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"War-impact watch item: Russian staff evacuated after strikes, partial return from Aug 2026. Iran targets unit-2 operation 2029 (IAEA GC Sep 2024) vs tracker 2028 — COD tension noted, estimate unchanged pending operator statement.","tags":["ir","vver-1000"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":4},{"slug":"cape-nagloynyn-1","name":"Cape Nagloynyn-1 (Baimskaya FPU)","plant":"Cape Nagloynyn","unit":1,"country":"RU","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"RITM-200S","capacity_mw_net":50,"is_smr":true,"vendor":"Rosatom (OKBM)","owner_operator":"Rosatom","vendor_id":"org:okbm-afrikantov","owner_operator_ids":["org:rosatom"],"design_id":"design:ritm-200s","site_id":"site:cape-nagloynyn","status":"under_construction","construction_start":null,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2028,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/nuclear-reactor-database/summary/report?report=gen&status=Under%20Construction","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/first-ritm-200c-reactor-unit-manufactured-for-floating-power-plant","https://www.neimagazine.com/news/first-ritm-for-baim-fnpp-manufactured/"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"Reactor-plant designer OKBM Afrikantov; vessels fabricated and tested at ZiO-Podolsk (Rosatom Mechanical Engineering Division). First-of-four PEB-106 hulls for the Baimskaya copper cluster; commissioning 2028 per NEI. WNN uses RITM-200C designation, Rosatom RITM-200S — same hardware.","tags":["ru","ritm-200s","smr"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":2},{"slug":"cape-nagloynyn-2","name":"Cape Nagloynyn-2 (Baimskaya FPU)","plant":"Cape Nagloynyn","unit":2,"country":"RU","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"RITM-200S","capacity_mw_net":50,"is_smr":true,"vendor":"Rosatom (OKBM)","owner_operator":"Rosatom","vendor_id":"org:okbm-afrikantov","owner_operator_ids":["org:rosatom"],"design_id":"design:ritm-200s","site_id":"site:cape-nagloynyn","status":"under_construction","construction_start":null,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2028,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/nuclear-reactor-database/summary/report?report=gen&status=Under%20Construction","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/second-reactor-manufactured-for-floating-nuclear-plant"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"Covered by NNN newsroom 2026-09-25 (second-reactor-manufactured-for-floating-nuclear-plant) citing Rosatom + WNN. Reactor pair completes the first PEB-106; hull integration and commissioning dates still ahead.","tags":["ru","ritm-200s","smr"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":2},{"slug":"carem-25","name":"CAREM-25","plant":"Lima (CNEA)","unit":1,"country":"AR","region":"south-america","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"CAREM-25","capacity_mw_net":25,"is_smr":true,"vendor":"CNEA","owner_operator":"CNEA","vendor_id":"org:cnea","owner_operator_ids":["org:cnea"],"design_id":"design:carem-25","site_id":"site:lima-carem","status":"suspended","construction_start":"2014-02","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":null,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://reactoratlas.com/en/wiki/carem-25","https://laroscadigital.com.ar/el-proyecto-carem-25-paralizacion-asignacion-presupuestaria-y-cambios-en-la-conduccion-estatal/"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"Status suspended (not cancelled): 2026 budget carries zero for CAREM; CNEA -58% real vs 2023. First-grid target contested — late 2027 (Reactor Atlas) vs 2028 per schedule valid to Dec 2023 (La Rosca); original_cod_target left null. Civil works 80% / total 65% at Dec 2023, US$600M+ invested (ex-officials via La Rosca). Site flooding and containment-liner oxidation per CNEA engineer testimony — single source, unconfirmed.","tags":["ar","carem-25","smr"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":4},{"slug":"changjiang-3","name":"Changjiang-3","plant":"Changjiang","unit":3,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"Hualong One","capacity_mw_net":1090,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"CNNC","owner_operator":"Huaneng & CNNC","vendor_id":"org:cnnc","owner_operator_ids":["org:huaneng","org:cnnc"],"design_id":"design:hualong-one","site_id":"site:changjiang","status":"commercial_operation","construction_start":"2021-03-31","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2026,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/CountryDetails.aspx?current=CN","https://www.nucnet.org/news/china-s-changjiang-3-nuclear-power-plant-connected-to-grid-8-1-2026","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/third-unit-at-changjiang-site-commissioned","https://www.nucnet.org/news/china-s-chiangjiang-3-hualong-one-reactor-begins-commercial-operation-9-5-2026"],"last_verified":"2026-09-22","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"Commercial operation 2026-09-17 per WNN and NucNet; about 5.4 years from first concrete (2021-03-31). Twin unit Changjiang-4 in pre-commissioning, both phase II units scheduled fully operational early 2027.","tags":["cn","hualong"],"updated_at":"2026-09-01","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":4},{"slug":"changjiang-4","name":"Changjiang-4","plant":"Changjiang","unit":4,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"Hualong One","capacity_mw_net":1090,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"CNNC","owner_operator":"Huaneng & CNNC","vendor_id":"org:cnnc","owner_operator_ids":["org:huaneng","org:cnnc"],"design_id":"design:hualong-one","site_id":"site:changjiang","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2021,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2027,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.nucnet.org/news/outer-steel-dome-lifted-into-place-for-china-s-changjiang-4-nuclear-plant-4-3-2026","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/flushing-work-under-way-for-changjiang-unit-4","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/key-commissioning-tests-completed-at-changjiang-4"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"Verified 2026-09-28: outer dome Apr 2026 (NucNet/CNNC), flushing Jun 2026, control room Aug 2026 and cold tests Sep 2026 (WNN/CNNC). Hydrostatic test Aug 2026 is CINIE-single-source — recorded as medium-grade within a high-confidence file. Both phase-II units due fully operational early 2027; sister unit Changjiang-3 entered commercial operation 2026-09-17 (WNN).","tags":["cn","hualong"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":7},{"slug":"chashma-5","name":"Chashma-5 (C-5)","plant":"Chashma","unit":5,"country":"PK","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"Hualong One (HPR1000)","capacity_mw_net":1100,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"CNNC","owner_operator":"Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission","vendor_id":"org:cnnc","owner_operator_ids":["org:paec"],"design_id":"design:hualong-one","site_id":"site:chashma","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2024-12-30","original_cod_target":2030,"current_cod_estimate":2030,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/nuclear-reactor-database/details/Chashma-Nuclear-Power-Plant-5","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.neimagazine.com/news/chashma-5-safeguards-agreement-signed/"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"Chinese export Hualong One build (~$3.7-4.8bn reported range); 7-8 year construction stated at groundbreaking, which puts a 2030 COD at the optimistic end. Dome placement completed early (NEI/PAEC, single origin) — noted. COD tension: PAEC targets 2028 commissioning vs Foreign Ministry 2030 — estimate 2030 retained pending fuel-load progress.","tags":["pakistan","cnnc","hualong-one","china-export"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":0,"milestone_count":3},{"slug":"darlington-bwrx-300-1","name":"Darlington New Nuclear — BWRX-300 Unit 1","plant":"Darlington","unit":1,"country":"CA","region":"north-america","reactor_type":"BWR","design":"BWRX-300","capacity_mw_net":300,"is_smr":true,"vendor":"GE Hitachi (GE Vernova)","owner_operator":"Ontario Power Generation","vendor_id":"org:ge-vernova-hitachi","owner_operator_ids":["org:opg"],"design_id":"design:bwrx-300","site_id":"site:darlington","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2025,"original_cod_target":2030,"current_cod_estimate":2030,"sources":["https://www.gevernova.com/nuclear/carbon-free-power/bwrx-300-small-modular-reactor/bwrx-300-darlington-ontario","https://www.opg.com/","https://www.opg.com/projects-services/projects/nuclear/smr/darlington-smr/","https://www.cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca/eng/reactors/new-reactor-power-plant-projects/new-reactor-power-plant-facilities/darlington-new-nuclear-project/"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"First grid-scale SMR construction in the West; the FOAK cost/schedule ⁠benchmark for the entire BWRX-300 order book (Poland, TVA, SK). Delivery model is an OPG/GEH/AtkinsRealis/Aecon alliance rather than a single EPC — epc field left null pending a canonical designation.","tags":["canada","smr","bwrx-300","opg","western-foak"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":0,"milestone_count":6},{"slug":"el-dabaa-1","name":"El Dabaa-1","plant":"El Dabaa","unit":1,"country":"EG","region":"middle-east-africa","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"VVER-1200","capacity_mw_net":1100,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Rosatom","owner_operator":"Nuclear Power Plants Authority (Egypt)","vendor_id":"org:rosatom","owner_operator_ids":["org:nppa"],"design_id":"design:vver-1200","site_id":"site:el-dabaa","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2022-07-20","original_cod_target":2028,"current_cod_estimate":2028,"sources":["https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/el-dabaa-project-reports-progress-on-construction","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/reactor-vessel-installed-in-el-dabaas-second-unit","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/1235/577572/Egypt/Urban--Transport/Egypt,-Russia-review-El-Dabaa-preparations-for-nuc.aspx"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"Africa's largest nuclear project; four VVER-1200 units (4.8 GW). Grid connection 2028 reconfirmed by Rosatom DG Likhachev July 2026; first fuel H1 2027. Unit 2 RPV installed 2026-07-09. Plant-level Sep 2026: KHNP-NPPA turbine-hall progress review Sep 10 (CINIE); Egypt studying expansion from 4 to 6 units (CINIE, unclear — not asserted).","tags":["egypt","rosatom","vver","newcomer-country","africa"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":0,"milestone_count":4},{"slug":"el-dabaa-2","name":"El Dabaa-2","plant":"El Dabaa","unit":2,"country":"EG","region":"middle-east-africa","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"VVER-1200","capacity_mw_net":1110,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Rosatom","owner_operator":"NPPA","vendor_id":"org:rosatom","owner_operator_ids":["org:nppa"],"design_id":"design:vver-1200","site_id":"site:el-dabaa","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2022-11-19","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2030,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/reactor-vessel-installed-in-el-dabaas-second-unit"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"Unit-2 RPV installed 2026-07-09 (WNN; corroborated by Rosatom newsletter coverage of the installation ceremony). Plant-level Sep 2026: ministerial fuel-delivery review (fuel 2027), KHNP turbine-hall progress review, 6-unit expansion study — see el-dabaa-1 notes.","tags":["eg","vver-1200"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":3},{"slug":"el-dabaa-3","name":"El Dabaa-3","plant":"El Dabaa","unit":3,"country":"EG","region":"middle-east-africa","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"VVER-1200","capacity_mw_net":1110,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Rosatom","owner_operator":"NPPA","vendor_id":"org:rosatom","owner_operator_ids":["org:nppa"],"design_id":"design:vver-1200","site_id":"site:el-dabaa","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2023-05-03","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2030,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/1/577571/Egypt/Egypt-installs-lower-plate-at-third-reactor-unit-o.aspx"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"RPV installation for unit 3 is next (vessel 13 m, 320 t). Plant-level Sep 2026: ministerial fuel-delivery review (fuel 2027), KHNP turbine-hall progress review, 6-unit expansion study — see el-dabaa-1 notes.","tags":["eg","vver-1200"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":4},{"slug":"el-dabaa-4","name":"El Dabaa-4","plant":"El Dabaa","unit":4,"country":"EG","region":"middle-east-africa","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"VVER-1200","capacity_mw_net":1110,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Rosatom","owner_operator":"NPPA","vendor_id":"org:rosatom","owner_operator_ids":["org:nppa"],"design_id":"design:vver-1200","site_id":"site:el-dabaa","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2024-01-23","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2030,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://rosatomnewsletter.com/2026/08/31/%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8-%D0%B0%D1%8D%D1%81-%D1%8D%D0%BB%D1%8C-%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%B0/","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/reactor-vessel-installed-in-el-dabaas-second-unit"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"First concrete 2024-01-23 per PRIS. WNN (2026-07-09) confirms accelerated site pace; unit 2 RPV installed 2026-07-09 and unit 4 RPV manufacturing started ahead of that ceremony. COD 2030 consistent with WNA table; Rosatom cites grid connections from 2028 for the plant. Plant-level Sep 2026: ministerial fuel-delivery review (fuel 2027), KHNP turbine-hall review, 6-unit expansion study — see el-dabaa-1 notes.","tags":["eg","vver-1200"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":3},{"slug":"haiyang-3","name":"Haiyang-3","plant":"Haiyang","unit":3,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"CAP1000","capacity_mw_net":1150,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"SPIC (CAP1000)","owner_operator":"SPIC","vendor_id":"org:spic","owner_operator_ids":["org:spic"],"design_id":"design:cap1000","site_id":"site:haiyang","status":"commissioning","construction_start":2022,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2027,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/haiyang-3-completes-cold-tests","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/hot-tests-completed-at-third-haiyang-unit","https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-a-f/china-nuclear-power"],"last_verified":"2026-09-15","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"Commissioning well advanced: cold tests 2026-03-06, hot tests 2026-08-13, both per SPIC announcements corroborated by World Nuclear News and WNA country profile. SPIC targets fuel load and first grid connection within 2026 — ahead of schedule; grid connection may slip into early 2027 but commercial operation 2027 holds.","tags":["cn","cap1000"],"updated_at":"2026-09-15","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":3},{"slug":"haiyang-4","name":"Haiyang-4","plant":"Haiyang","unit":4,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"CAP1000","capacity_mw_net":1150,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"SPIC (CAP1000)","owner_operator":"SPIC","vendor_id":"org:spic","owner_operator_ids":["org:spic"],"design_id":"design:cap1000","site_id":"site:haiyang","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2023,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2027,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/final-module-installed-at-haiyang-4","https://www.nucnet.org/news/china-announces-progress-at-three-nuclear-construction-sites-2-1-2026","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/inner-containment-dome-in-place-at-haiyang-4","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/reactor-internals-installed-at-haiyang-4"],"last_verified":"2026-09-15","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"On schedule for 2027 commercial operation (56-month plan from April 2023 first concrete). Trajectory mirrors Haiyang-3 with ~10 months lag: external containment dome Feb 2026 vs Mar 2025 for unit 3; final CB-20 module Jun 2026 vs Aug 2025. Milestones are SPIC/CNNC announcements corroborated by World Nuclear News and NucNet.","tags":["cn","cap1000"],"updated_at":"2026-09-15","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":5},{"slug":"hinkley-point-c-1","name":"Hinkley Point C-1","plant":"Hinkley Point C","unit":1,"country":"GB","region":"europe","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"EPR","capacity_mw_net":1630,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"EDF/Framatome","owner_operator":"NNB Generation Company (EDF)","vendor_id":"org:framatome","owner_operator_ids":["org:nnb-genco"],"design_id":"design:epr","site_id":"site:hinkley-point-c","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2018-12-11","original_cod_target":2025,"current_cod_estimate":2030,"sources":["https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.edfenergy.com/energy/nuclear-new-build-projects/hinkley-point-c"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"Flagship Western new-build and the canonical slippage story: 2030 start-up is five years past the original 2025 target. Unit 1 civils 94% by concrete volume at end-2025. Summer 2026: unit-1 fit-out accelerating per EDF video update; unit-2 vessel installed. ONR extended BYLOR improvement notices to Sep 14 2026 after a Jun formwork fall seriously injured a worker (INSite citing ONR) — regulatory watch item.","tags":["uk","epr","edf","new-build"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":5,"milestone_count":4},{"slug":"hinkley-point-c-2","name":"Hinkley Point C-2","plant":"Hinkley Point C","unit":2,"country":"GB","region":"europe","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"EPR","capacity_mw_net":1630,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"EDF/Framatome","owner_operator":"NNB Generation Company (EDF)","vendor_id":"org:framatome","owner_operator_ids":["org:nnb-genco"],"design_id":"design:epr","site_id":"site:hinkley-point-c","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2020,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2031,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/CountryDetails.aspx?current=GB","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/containment-dome-of-hinkley-point-c-unit-2-installed","https://www.edfenergy.com/energy/nuclear-new-build-projects/hinkley-point-c/news-and-views"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"Reactor vessel installed summer 2026 (EDF operator, corroborated by PluggedIn newsletter) — resolves Jan-2026 'installation not yet confirmed'. Unit 2 ~12 months behind unit 1 (startup 2030, ~GBP35bn). ONR extended BYLOR improvement notices to Sep 14 2026 after a Jun formwork fall seriously injured a worker (INSite citing ONR) — regulatory watch item, not a construction milestone.","tags":["gb","epr"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":5},{"slug":"jinqimen-1","name":"Jinqimen-1","plant":"Jinqimen","unit":1,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"Hualong One","capacity_mw_net":1090,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"CNNC","owner_operator":"CNNC","vendor_id":"org:cnnc","owner_operator_ids":["org:cnnc"],"design_id":"design:hualong-one","site_id":"site:jinqimen","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2024,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2030,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/nuclear-reactor-database/summary/report?report=gen&status=Under%20Construction","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"Pressurizer relief tank hoisted 2026-08-30 (CINIE, single source) — not asserted. Nuclear-island FCD Aug 2025 per WNN (populated construction_start 2024 = groundbreaking Feb 2024, frozen). Phase I operations slated 2030 (unit 1) per CNNC.","tags":["cn","hualong"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":1},{"slug":"jinqimen-2","name":"Jinqimen-2","plant":"Jinqimen","unit":2,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"Hualong One","capacity_mw_net":1090,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"CNNC","owner_operator":"CNNC","vendor_id":"org:cnnc","owner_operator_ids":["org:cnnc"],"design_id":"design:hualong-one","site_id":"site:jinqimen","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2025,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2031,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/nuclear-reactor-database/summary/report?report=gen&status=Under%20Construction","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/construction-of-second-jinqimen-unit-begins"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"Conventional-island raft FCD Aug 2026 (CINIE, single source) — not asserted. Populated construction_start 2025 predates Apr-2026 FCD (groundbreaking era); frozen, FCD recorded here instead. Phase II (units 3&4) Hualong One 2.0 demo approved Jul 2026, excavation blasted Sep 2026 — coverage-expansion backlog, not tracked units.","tags":["cn","hualong"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":2},{"slug":"hermes-2","name":"Kairos Hermes 2","plant":"Hermes 2 (Oak Ridge, TN)","unit":2,"country":"US","region":"north-america","reactor_type":"MSR","design":"Kairos KP-FHR (Hermes 2)","capacity_mw_net":50,"is_smr":true,"vendor":"Kairos Power","owner_operator":"Kairos Power","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2026-04-17","original_cod_target":2030,"current_cod_estimate":2030,"sources":["https://www.nrc.gov/facilities-safety/non-power-facilities/new-facility-licensing/hermes-2-kairos-application","https://www.kairospower.com/updates/kairos-power-breaks-ground-on-hermes-2-demonstration-plant","https://blog.google/company-news/outreach-and-initiatives/sustainability/google-first-advanced-nuclear-reactor-project-with-kairos-power-and-tennessee-valley-authority/"],"last_verified":"2026-10-07","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"Power-unit capacity is up to 50 MWe at the plant level; NRC describes two 35 MWth low-power test reactors sharing a steam conversion system. Google reports operation scheduled for 2030. Site id omitted because no Oak Ridge site record exists in the entity registry.","tags":["advanced-reactor","smr","under-construction"],"updated_at":"2026-10-07","slippage_years":0,"milestone_count":1},{"slug":"kalpakkam-pfbr","name":"Kalpakkam PFBR","plant":"Kalpakkam","unit":"PFBR","country":"IN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"SFR","design":"PFBR-500","capacity_mw_net":470,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"IGCAR/BHAVINI","owner_operator":"BHAVINI","vendor_id":"org:igcar","owner_operator_ids":["org:bhavini"],"design_id":"design:pfbr-500","site_id":"site:kalpakkam","status":"commissioning","construction_start":"2004-10","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2026,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/CountryDetails.aspx?current=IN","https://dae.gov.in/prototype-fast-breeder-reactor-at-kalpakkam-tamil-nadu-attains-first-criticality/","https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2278389&lang=2&reg=48"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"Status moved to commissioning 2026-09-28 (critical Apr 2026 + low-power physics + TG overhaul). 22-year build (FCD 2004). Rajya Sabha Jul 2026 (DAE): stepwise AERB clearances with quarterly inspections; next is power raise, grid sync, then commercial ops (date TBD). BHAVINI twin-unit fleet project in pre-project stage adjacent (context).","tags":["in","pfbr-500"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":3},{"slug":"khmelnitski-3","name":"Khmelnitski-3","plant":"Khmelnitski","unit":3,"country":"UA","region":"europe","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"VVER-1000 (V-392B)","capacity_mw_net":1035,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Rosatom lineage/Energoatom","owner_operator":"Energoatom","vendor_id":"org:energoatom","owner_operator_ids":["org:energoatom"],"design_id":"design:vver-1000","site_id":"site:khmelnytskyi","status":"suspended","construction_start":1986,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":null,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_66130/ukraine-current-status-of-nuclear-power-installations","https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/10/07/8001654/"],"last_verified":"2026-09-08","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"Soviet-era start (1986); halted 1990 (~75-80% complete per Energoatom). Status remains suspended amid the war. The Bulgaria equipment route collapsed in April 2025; Energoatom (Oct 2025) insists units 3&4 can be finished without it, while Westinghouse AP1000 work proceeds at units 5&6. No resumption date; COD null.","tags":["ua","vver-1000"],"updated_at":"2026-09-08","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":3},{"slug":"khmelnitski-4","name":"Khmelnitski-4","plant":"Khmelnitski","unit":4,"country":"UA","region":"europe","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"VVER-1000 (V-392B)","capacity_mw_net":1035,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Rosatom lineage/Energoatom","owner_operator":"Energoatom","vendor_id":"org:energoatom","owner_operator_ids":["org:energoatom"],"design_id":"design:vver-1000","site_id":"site:khmelnytskyi","status":"suspended","construction_start":1987,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":null,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-t-z/ukraine","https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-economy/4110127-experts-weigh-two-options-to-complete-khmelnytskyi-npp-moe-shmyhal.html","https://www.kyivpost.com/post/73444"],"last_verified":"2026-09-22","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"Verified 2026-09-22: unit 4 is ~28% complete (WNA Ukraine profile). Completion plan still under government review; no construction restart as of 2026-09-22. Status remains suspended. WNA lists Khmelnitski 3 as suspended in its under-construction table.","tags":["ua","vver-1000"],"updated_at":"2026-09-22","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":3},{"slug":"kudankulam-3","name":"Kudankulam-3","plant":"Kudankulam","unit":3,"country":"IN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"VVER-1000","capacity_mw_net":917,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Rosatom","owner_operator":"Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL)","vendor_id":"org:rosatom","owner_operator_ids":["org:npcil"],"design_id":"design:vver-1000","site_id":"site:kudankulam","status":"commissioning","construction_start":"2017-06-29","original_cod_target":2023,"current_cod_estimate":2027,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/flushing-of-safety-systems-begins-for-kudankulam-unit-3","https://www.npcil.nic.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/file/MA_News_30072026_01.pdf","https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2298859","https://www.neimagazine.com/news/active-commissioning-for-kudankulam-3/"],"last_verified":"2026-09-15","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"Government's official revised COD is June 2027 (PIB Rajya Sabha answer, 2026-08-13), superseding the plant director's 2026 ambition; revised cost Rs 68,893 crore. 'Spillage to open reactor' completed June 2026; fuel loading not yet reported — unit remains in pre-fuel commissioning. Units 4-6 need separate entries.","tags":["india","rosatom","vver","npcil"],"updated_at":"2026-09-15","slippage_years":4,"milestone_count":5},{"slug":"kudankulam-4","name":"Kudankulam-4","plant":"Kudankulam","unit":4,"country":"IN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"VVER-1000","capacity_mw_net":917,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Rosatom","owner_operator":"NPCIL","epc":"JSC ASE (Rosatom Engineering Division)","vendor_id":"org:rosatom","owner_operator_ids":["org:npcil"],"epc_ids":["org:atomstroyexport"],"design_id":"design:vver-1000","site_id":"site:kudankulam","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2017-10-23","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2027,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.neimagazine.com/news/kudankulam-4-fuel-loaded/"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"Rosatom CEO Likhachev (2026-09-14, single source): unit-3 physical startup spring 2027, unit-4 commissioning ops begin end-2027, units 5&6 in 2028-29 — corroborates current_cod_estimate 2027, not asserted. TVEL fuel milestone needs TVEL-release confirmation for high confidence.","tags":["in","vver-1000"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":3},{"slug":"kudankulam-5","name":"Kudankulam-5","plant":"Kudankulam","unit":5,"country":"IN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"VVER-1000","capacity_mw_net":917,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Rosatom","owner_operator":"NPCIL","epc":"JSC ASE (Rosatom Engineering Division)","vendor_id":"org:rosatom","owner_operator_ids":["org:npcil"],"epc_ids":["org:atomstroyexport"],"design_id":"design:vver-1000","site_id":"site:kudankulam","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2021-06-29","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2028,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/nuclear-reactor-database/summary/report?report=gen&status=Under%20Construction","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2257371&lang=2&reg=3","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/reactor-pressure-vessel-installed-at-indian-nuclear-plant"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"Regulator (AERB via PIB) + operator (Rosatom) + triple trade corroboration (WNN, NEI, ET) on the RPV milestone.","tags":["in","vver-1000"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":4},{"slug":"kudankulam-6","name":"Kudankulam-6","plant":"Kudankulam","unit":6,"country":"IN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"VVER-1000","capacity_mw_net":917,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Rosatom","owner_operator":"NPCIL","epc":"JSC ASE (Rosatom Engineering Division)","vendor_id":"org:rosatom","owner_operator_ids":["org:npcil"],"epc_ids":["org:atomstroyexport"],"design_id":"design:vver-1000","site_id":"site:kudankulam","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2021-12-20","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2029,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/nuclear-reactor-database/summary/report?report=gen&status=Under%20Construction","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2257371&lang=2&reg=3"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"320-t RPV shipped from Atommash for unit 6 (Rosatom press release, Jun 2026) — single source, not asserted; needs WNN/NEI or arrival confirmation. Likhachev Sep 2026 schedule (units 5&6 commissioning 2028-29, single source) corroborates current_cod_estimate 2029.","tags":["in","vver-1000"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":3},{"slug":"kursk-ii-2","name":"Kursk II-2","plant":"Kursk II","unit":2,"country":"RU","region":"europe","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"VVER-TOI","capacity_mw_net":1175,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Rosatom","owner_operator":"Rosenergoatom","epc":"JSC ASE (Rosatom Engineering Division)","vendor_id":"org:rosatom","owner_operator_ids":["org:rosenergoatom"],"epc_ids":["org:atomstroyexport"],"design_id":"design:vver-toi","site_id":"site:kursk-ii","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2019-04","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2026,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/CountryDetails.aspx?current=RU"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"COD tension flagged 2026-09-28: WNA table said grid 2026 but Sep 2026 has no startup; NEI Mar 2026 expects unit-2 operation in 2027 — estimate retained at 2026 pending Rosatom/WNA revision. Context: unit 1 (Kursk II-1) entered commercial operation 2026-05-01 after Dec 2025 grid connection (WNN/Rosenergoatom); all four VVER-TOI units targeted by 2034.","tags":["ru","vver-toi"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":1},{"slug":"kursk-ii-3","name":"Kursk II-3","plant":"Kursk II","unit":3,"country":"RU","region":"europe","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"VVER-TOI","capacity_mw_net":1175,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Rosatom","owner_operator":"Rosenergoatom","vendor_id":"org:rosatom","owner_operator_ids":["org:rosenergoatom"],"design_id":"design:vver-toi","site_id":"site:kursk-ii","status":"under_construction","construction_start":null,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2032,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://etc.bellona.org/2026/04/30/weird-kursk-ii/","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/concreting-of-kursk-iis-third-reactor-building-foundation-completed"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"WNA table lists under construction with 2032 grid connection. RPV manufacturing from Mar 2026 (Bellona/NEI/Rosatom); foundation slab May 2026 (WNN/Rosatom); internal-containment first tier due 2026. Unit 1 (Kursk II-1) grid-connected Dec 2025, commercial May 2026.","tags":["ru","vver-toi"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":3},{"slug":"leningrad-ii-3","name":"Leningrad II-3","plant":"Leningrad II","unit":3,"country":"RU","region":"europe","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"VVER-1200","capacity_mw_net":1110,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Rosatom","owner_operator":"Rosenergoatom","vendor_id":"org:rosatom","owner_operator_ids":["org:rosenergoatom"],"design_id":"design:vver-1200","site_id":"site:leningrad-ii","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2024,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2029,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.nucnet.org/news/installation-of-core-catcher-completed-at-russia-s-leningrad-2-3-nuclear-plant-6-1-2026"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"Cooling-tower colonnade work began Apr 2026 (Rosenergoatom operator-single-source) — noted, not asserted. Core catcher installed Jun 2026 (NucNet). Replacement VVER-1200s for RBMK units 3&4; 2030/2032 commissioning per Titan-2/Rosenergoatom.","tags":["ru","vver-1200"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":2},{"slug":"leningrad-ii-4","name":"Leningrad II-4","plant":"Leningrad II","unit":4,"country":"RU","region":"europe","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"VVER-1200","capacity_mw_net":1110,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Rosatom","owner_operator":"Rosenergoatom","epc":"Titan-2 (general contractor)","vendor_id":"org:rosatom","owner_operator_ids":["org:rosenergoatom"],"epc_ids":["org:titan-2"],"design_id":"design:vver-1200","site_id":"site:leningrad-ii","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2025-03","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2030,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/concrete-poured-for-reactor-shaft-at-leningrads-eighth-unit","https://www.nucnet.org/news/russia-announces-construction-progress-at-leningrad-2-4-nuclear-plant-8-5-2026","https://www.neimagazine.com/news/leningrad-8-containment-rises/"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"Construction start Mar 2025 per Rosatom via NucNet (operator-origin; recorded as medium). General contractor Titan-2. Rosenergoatom chief Jul 2026: 55 workfronts, on/ahead of schedule; replacement units commissioning 2030 (unit 3) and 2032 (unit 4) — tracker CODs 2029/2030 retained pending WNA revision.","tags":["ru","vver-1200"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":4},{"slug":"lianjiang-1","name":"Lianjiang-1","plant":"Lianjiang","unit":1,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"CAP1000","capacity_mw_net":1150,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"SPIC (CAP1000)","owner_operator":"SPIC","vendor_id":"org:spic","owner_operator_ids":["org:spic"],"design_id":"design:cap1000","site_id":"site:lianjiang","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2023-09","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2028,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/containment-dome-installed-at-lianjiang-1","https://www.nucnet.org/news/china-announces-milestones-at-two-nuclear-power-plants-6-1-2026","https://www.neimagazine.com/news/lianjiang-unit-1-dome-installed/","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/lianjiang-simulator-completes-on-site-acceptance-testing"],"last_verified":"2026-09-15","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"Outer containment dome (May 2026) complements baseline Feb 2026 inner containment dome — both WNN (CNNC announcement) + NucNet + NEI corroborated. All main nuclear-island equipment (RPV, 2 SGs, pressuriser) installed per CNEA/NucNet (Oct 2025). No Aug-Sep 2026 milestone found. COD 2028 unchanged.","tags":["cn","cap1000"],"updated_at":"2026-09-15","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":3},{"slug":"lianjiang-2","name":"Lianjiang-2","plant":"Lianjiang","unit":2,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"CAP1000","capacity_mw_net":1150,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"SPIC (CAP1000)","owner_operator":"SPIC","vendor_id":"org:spic","owner_operator_ids":["org:spic"],"design_id":"design:cap1000","site_id":"site:lianjiang","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2024,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2029,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://world-nuclear-news.org/articles/reactor-vessel-installed-at-lianjiang-unit-2","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/largest-module-installed-at-second-lianjiang-unit"],"last_verified":"2026-09-15","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"RPV installed 2026-04-01 (WNN quoting SPIC) — milestone single-source so far. First concrete 26 Apr 2024 per contemporaneous WNN reporting (NEI's 'April 2025' appears to be an error). CA01 super module installed Jan 2025. No Aug-Sep 2026 milestone found. COD 2029 per SPIC/WNA.","tags":["cn","cap1000"],"updated_at":"2026-09-15","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":2},{"slug":"changjiang-linglong-1","name":"Linglong One (Changjiang SMR)","plant":"Changjiang","unit":"SMR-1","country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"ACP100 (Linglong One)","capacity_mw_net":125,"is_smr":true,"vendor":"CNNC","owner_operator":"CNNC Hainan Nuclear Power","vendor_id":"org:cnnc","owner_operator_ids":["org:hainan-nuclear-power"],"design_id":"design:acp100","site_id":"site:changjiang","status":"commissioning","construction_start":"2021-07-13","original_cod_target":2026,"current_cod_estimate":2027,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://www.nucnet.org/news/china-s-linglong-1-set-to-become-first-land-based-smr-to-begin-operation-12-5-2025","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.iea.org/reports/global-energy-review-2026/technology-nuclear","https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-03-10/VHJhbnNjcmlwdDg5NTMw/index.html","https://world-nuclear-news.org/articles/key-commissioning-tests-completed-at-changjiang-4"],"last_verified":"2026-09-15","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"World's first land-based commercial SMR. H1 2026 commercial-operation target has passed with no fuel loading reported; hot functional testing underway since March 2026; trade press reports COD now targeted for early 2027, but no primary CNNC/NNSA schedule update found. Neighboring Changjiang-3 (Hualong One, not the SMR) reached criticality 2026-07-10 and grid connection 2026-08-01 — do not confuse with Linglong One milestones.","tags":["china","smr","acp100","cnnc","first-of-a-kind"],"updated_at":"2026-09-15","slippage_years":1,"milestone_count":5},{"slug":"lufeng-1","name":"Lufeng-1","plant":"Lufeng","unit":1,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"CAP1000","capacity_mw_net":1150,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"SPIC (CAP1000)","owner_operator":"CGN","vendor_id":"org:spic","owner_operator_ids":["org:cgn"],"design_id":"design:cap1000","site_id":"site:lufeng","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2024,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2030,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://en.cnnc.com.cn/2025-02/25/c_1083930.htm","https://www.nucnet.org/news/china-installs-second-ring-of-steel-containment-at-lufeng-1-6-5-2026","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/reactor-vessel-installed-at-lufeng-unit-1","https://www.neimagazine.com/news/china-pours-first-concrete-for-lufeng-2/"],"last_verified":"2026-09-15","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"Correction: first safety-related concrete poured 2025-02-24 (CNNC, corroborated by WNN/NEI) — construction_start field retained per append-only convention; correction recorded as milestone. RPV installed 2026-07-14 and second containment steel ring 2026-06-10 per CGN/CNNPN statements via WNN/NucNet. WNN states both Lufeng-1 and -2 scheduled to begin operating in 2030, consistent with baseline. No Aug-Sep 2026 milestone found.","tags":["cn","cap1000"],"updated_at":"2026-09-15","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":4},{"slug":"lufeng-2","name":"Lufeng-2","plant":"Lufeng","unit":2,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"CAP1000","capacity_mw_net":1150,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"SPIC (CAP1000)","owner_operator":"CGN","vendor_id":"org:spic","owner_operator_ids":["org:cgn"],"design_id":"design:cap1000","site_id":"site:lufeng","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2025,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2030,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://world-nuclear-news.org/articles/landmark-module-installation-at-lufeng-2","https://www.neimagazine.com/news/china-pours-first-concrete-for-lufeng-2/","https://www.nucnet.org/news/china-installs-second-ring-of-steel-containment-at-lufeng-1-6-5-2026"],"last_verified":"2026-09-15","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"CA01 super module installed 2026-07-21 (single-source: CGN via WNN). WNN states both Lufeng CAP1000 units scheduled to begin operating in 2030 — earlier than baseline 2031; COD set to 2030 as latest operator-adjacent statement but flagged for re-verification against official CGN schedule. No Aug-Sep 2026 milestone found.","tags":["cn","cap1000"],"updated_at":"2026-09-15","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":3},{"slug":"lufeng-5","name":"Lufeng-5","plant":"Lufeng","unit":5,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"Hualong One","capacity_mw_net":1090,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"CGN","owner_operator":"CGN","vendor_id":"org:cgn","owner_operator_ids":["org:cgn"],"design_id":"design:hualong-one","site_id":"site:lufeng","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2022,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2028,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.nucnet.org/news/china-announces-commissioning-milestones-at-two-nuclear-plants-4-3-2026","https://world-nuclear-news.org/articles/containment-tests-completed-at-lufeng-unit-5"],"last_verified":"2026-09-22","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"Verified 2026-09-22: cold tests completed April 2026 (NucNet) and containment integrity/leak-rate tests completed September 2026 (WNN/CGN). Grid connection 2028 per NucNet and WNA table; a WNN background note says units 5/6 expected operating 2027/2028 — disagreement noted, 2028 retained.","tags":["cn","hualong"],"updated_at":"2026-09-22","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":3},{"slug":"lufeng-6","name":"Lufeng-6","plant":"Lufeng","unit":6,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"Hualong One","capacity_mw_net":1090,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"CGN","owner_operator":"CGN","vendor_id":"org:cgn","owner_operator_ids":["org:cgn"],"design_id":"design:hualong-one","site_id":"site:lufeng","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2023,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2029,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/nuclear-reactor-database/summary/report?report=gen&status=Under%20Construction","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://world-nuclear-news.org/articles/reactor-vessel-installed-at-lufeng-6"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"First steam generator installed Mar 2026 (NEI, single source) and first emergency diesel generator placed Sep 2026 (CINIE, single source) — not asserted. Grid 2029 corroborated by CGN via trade press.","tags":["cn","hualong"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":2},{"slug":"mochovce-4","name":"Mochovce-4","plant":"Mochovce","unit":4,"country":"SK","region":"europe","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"VVER-440/V-213","capacity_mw_net":440,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Škoda/Rosatom lineage","owner_operator":"Slovenské elektrárne","vendor_id":"org:skoda-js","owner_operator_ids":["org:slovenske-elektrarne"],"design_id":"design:vver-440","site_id":"site:mochovce","status":"commissioning","construction_start":1987,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2026,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/fuel-loading-begins-at-slovakias-mochovce-4","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/mochovce-4-reactor-assembly-completed","https://www.nucnet.org/news/slovakia-s-mochovce-4-nuclear-power-plant-reaches-first-criticality-8-5-2026","https://www.seas.sk/pre-media/tlacove-spravy/slovenske-elektrarne-ozivili-reaktor-4-bloku-jadrovej-elektrarne-mochovce/","https://www.ans.org/news/article-8287/slovakias-newest-reactor-achieves-criticality/","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/CountryDetails.aspx?current=SK","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/power-start-up-for-mochovce-4"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"Soviet-era start; completion resumed decades later - unit 3 entered service 2023. First criticality (2026-08-05/06) now confirmed by operator press release, ANS Nuclear Newswire and trade press. Power generation from 2026-09-21; grid synchronisation at 20% and 144-hour demonstration run still ahead, so commercial operation likely late 2026 to Q1 2027.","tags":["sk","vver-440"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":6},{"slug":"natrium-kemmerer-1","name":"Natrium Demonstration (Kemmerer)","plant":"Kemmerer Power Station","unit":1,"country":"US","region":"north-america","reactor_type":"SFR","design":"Natrium (sodium-cooled fast reactor + molten salt storage)","capacity_mw_net":345,"is_smr":true,"vendor":"TerraPower","owner_operator":"TerraPower / PacifiCorp offtake","epc":"Bechtel (2020–2026; full-scope EPC contract under rebid)","vendor_id":"org:terrapower","owner_operator_ids":["org:terrapower"],"epc_ids":["org:bechtel"],"design_id":"design:natrium","site_id":"site:kemmerer","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2024-06-10","original_cod_target":2030,"current_cod_estimate":2031,"sources":["https://www.terrapower.com/","https://www.ans.org/news/article-8417/terrapower-bechtel-part-ways-on-natrium-project/","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/bechtel-steps-away-from-terrapower-project","https://www.enr.com/articles/63689-terrapower-reopens-epc-competition-for-4b-natrium-nuclear-project"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"First US utility-scale advanced reactor in construction; coal-to-nuclear flagship. HALEU supply is the program watch item. EPC transition Sep 2026 (operator + WNN + ANS + ENR provenance). TerraPower-Meta framework for up to 8 units and Hyundai E&C as fleet EPC reported Sep 2026 — single source each, not asserted.","tags":["usa","advanced-reactor","terrapower","sfr","doe-arpd"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":1,"milestone_count":5},{"slug":"ningde-5","name":"Ningde-5","plant":"Ningde","unit":5,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"Hualong One","capacity_mw_net":1090,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"CGN","owner_operator":"CGN & Datang","vendor_id":"org:cgn","owner_operator_ids":["org:cgn","org:china-datang"],"design_id":"design:hualong-one","site_id":"site:ningde","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2024,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2029,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/nuclear-reactor-database/summary/report?report=gen&status=Under%20Construction","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://en.cgnp.com.cn/encgnp/c100866/2026-06/01/content_e4477ed593294aaa931f1d2118aecb.shtml","https://en.cinie.net/article/64404.html"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"Operator-first provenance: Apr-28 milestone is CGN official; dome via CGN media-tour relay; Sep-02 pour corroborated by operator site (ndnp.com.cn). Phase II approved Jul 2023; units 1210 MW gross each.","tags":["cn","hualong"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":5},{"slug":"ningde-6","name":"Ningde-6","plant":"Ningde","unit":6,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"Hualong One","capacity_mw_net":1090,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"CGN","owner_operator":"CGN & Datang","vendor_id":"org:cgn","owner_operator_ids":["org:cgn","org:china-datang"],"design_id":"design:hualong-one","site_id":"site:ningde","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2025,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2030,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/nuclear-reactor-database/summary/report?report=gen&status=Under%20Construction","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://en.cinie.net/article/61285.html"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"Nuclear-island FCD Dec 2025 per CINIE (consistent with populated construction_start 2025). Sep-2026 media tour: unit 5 in equipment installation, unit 6 in main-works construction.","tags":["cn","hualong"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":3},{"slug":"ohma-1","name":"Ohma-1","plant":"Ohma","unit":1,"country":"JP","region":"asia","reactor_type":"BWR","design":"ABWR","capacity_mw_net":1325,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Hitachi-GE","owner_operator":"J-Power","vendor_id":"org:hitachi-ge-nuclear-energy","owner_operator_ids":["org:j-power"],"design_id":"design:abwr","site_id":"site:ohma","status":"suspended","construction_start":2010,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":"FY2030-FY2031","sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.worldnuclearreport.org/World-Nuclear-Industry-Status-Report-2025-HTML-version","https://www.genanshin.jp/english/facility/map/","https://www.renewable-ei.org/en/activities/column/REupdate/20260424.php","https://www.jaif.or.jp/cms_admin/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/jp-npps-operation20260708_en.pdf"],"last_verified":"2026-09-15","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"Construction paused post-Fukushima; full-MOX ABWR. No restart of construction; WNA/PRIS/WNISR all list as suspended or under-construction-without-date (JAIF 2026-07: 'Under Construction, TBD'). J-Power COD signal drifted FY2030 (WNISR 2025) to FY2031 (REI, Apr 2026). Key gate: safety improvement plan submission autumn 2026, then NRA approval of the 2014 installation-change filing (still 'In review' Jan 2026); full-MOX fuel supply partly covered by Orano contract.","tags":["jp","abwr"],"updated_at":"2026-09-15","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":4},{"slug":"paks-ii-1","name":"Paks II-1","plant":"Paks II","unit":1,"country":"HU","region":"europe","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"VVER-1200","capacity_mw_net":1110,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Rosatom","owner_operator":"MVM Paks II","vendor_id":"org:rosatom","owner_operator_ids":["org:paks-ii-ltd"],"design_id":"design:vver-1200","site_id":"site:paks-ii","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2026-02-05","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2032,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.nucnet.org/news/hungary-issues-paks-2-partial-permit-as-nuclear-project-moves-towards-first-concrete-in-early-2026-11-4-2025","https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-g-n/hungary"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"First concrete 2026-02-05 (WNA country profile and Rosatom newsletter concur). Foundation-slab ring-bay pours Jul 31 (776 m3) and Sep 11 (~2,000 m3) per Paks2 operator news (single origin) — noted, not asserted. CEO change Jul 2026 (Sagodi); unit-6 pit past halfway Jun 2026 (context). Units officially numbered 5 and 6 at site; tracker uses Paks II-1/2 naming. COD 2032 per WNA table.","tags":["hu","vver-1200"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":3},{"slug":"rajasthan-8","name":"Rajasthan-8 (RAPP-8)","plant":"Rajasthan","unit":8,"country":"IN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PHWR","design":"PHWR-700","capacity_mw_net":630,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"NPCIL","owner_operator":"NPCIL","vendor_id":"org:npcil","owner_operator_ids":["org:npcil"],"design_id":"design:phwr-700","site_id":"site:rajasthan","status":"commissioning","construction_start":2011,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2026,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/CountryDetails.aspx?current=IN","https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/rapp-8-begins-fuel-loading-set-to-go-commercial-this-fiscal/articleshow/134369695.cms","https://cercind.gov.in/2026/Orders/247-MP-2026.pdf"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"Status moved to commissioning 2026-09-28 (fuel loading Sep 2026). 4th of 16 indigenous 700-MWe PHWRs (after KAPS-3/4, RAPP-7 commercial Apr 2025). CERC filing details FOAK QA/vendor delays; COD Jun 2027 per NPCIL petition vs WNA 2026 grid — current_cod_estimate retained at 2026 pending criticality, likely revised next run.","tags":["in","phwr-700"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":3},{"slug":"rooppur-1","name":"Rooppur-1","plant":"Rooppur","unit":1,"country":"BD","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"VVER-1200","capacity_mw_net":1080,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Rosatom","owner_operator":"Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission","vendor_id":"org:rosatom","owner_operator_ids":["org:baec"],"design_id":"design:vver-1200","site_id":"site:rooppur","status":"commissioning","construction_start":"2017-11-30","original_cod_target":2023,"current_cod_estimate":2026,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.newagebd.net/post/business-front/312342/rooppur-power-supply-delayed-over-safety-valve-defect-minister","https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/3fhten75fw","https://energybangla.com/rooppur-fire-minor-incident-grid-power-timeline-uncertain/","https://world-nuclear-news.org/articles/nuclear-fuel-loading-completed-at-rooppur-1"],"last_verified":"2026-09-15","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"Bangladesh newcomer program. End-August 2026 grid connection target MISSED: fuel loading (all 163 assemblies) completed May 2026, but two of three PORV safety valves failed automatic-open tests; each repair/retest cycle takes ~1.5 months (New Age, Prothom Alo, TBS, Energy Bangla, Sep 2026). Minister declined a revised date; Q4 2026 grid connection is an inference — commercial operation likely 2027 if commissioning resumes in Q4. Minor fire 2026-09-07 at temporary project office had no nuclear safety significance.","tags":["bangladesh","rosatom","vver","newcomer-country"],"updated_at":"2026-09-15","slippage_years":3,"milestone_count":6},{"slug":"rooppur-2","name":"Rooppur-2","plant":"Rooppur","unit":2,"country":"BD","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"VVER-1200","capacity_mw_net":1080,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Rosatom","owner_operator":"BAEC","vendor_id":"org:rosatom","owner_operator_ids":["org:baec"],"design_id":"design:vver-1200","site_id":"site:rooppur","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2018-07-14","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2027,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.ans.org/news/article-4440/rooppur2-reactor-pressure-vessel-installed/","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/fuel-loading-begins-for-bangladeshs-first-nuclear-power-plant","https://justenergynews24.com/rooppur-nears-finish-line-but-unit-2-hits-technical-snag/"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"Verified 2026-09-28: RPV installed October 2022 per ANS. Unit-2 PORV fault Sep 2026 (Just Energy + Daily New Nation corroborate the swap proposal); unit-2 uranium shipment delayed over airspace clearance Sep 2026 (Energy Tribune, single source). Overall plant 82.4% complete; unit-1 grid now targeted end-2026.","tags":["bd","vver-1200"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":5},{"slug":"saeul-3","name":"Saeul-3 (ex Shin-Kori 5)","plant":"Saeul","unit":3,"country":"KR","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"APR1400","capacity_mw_net":1340,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"KEPCO E&C","owner_operator":"KHNP","epc":"Doosan Enerbility (NSSS) + Samsung C&T / Hanwha civil consortium","vendor_id":"org:kepco-enc","owner_operator_ids":["org:khnp"],"epc_ids":["org:doosan-enerbility","org:samsung-cnt","org:hanwha-corporation"],"design_id":"design:apr1400","site_id":"site:saeul","status":"commissioning","construction_start":"2017-04","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2026,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/CountryDetails.aspx?current=KR","https://www.powermag.com/saeul-3s-nine-year-nuclear-odyssey-to-operation/","https://www.mk.co.kr/en/economy/12126840"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"Status moved to commissioning 2026-09-28 (fuel loaded + critical + power ascension; 9th APR1400 to reach criticality worldwide). Nine-year odyssey: 2017 Moon-era halt at 28.8%, 471-citizen jury resumption vote Oct 2017, Gyeongju-quake seismic upgrades, aircraft-impact/air-cooled-generator design adds. Apr-22 auxiliary-building smoke incident + Aug-4 turbine-system issue (both non-nuclear-island, per PowerMag/NSSC). Commercial target Oct 2026 at risk after Aug-11 trip — watch.","tags":["kr","apr1400"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":5},{"slug":"saeul-4","name":"Saeul-4 (ex Shin-Kori 6)","plant":"Saeul","unit":4,"country":"KR","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"APR1400","capacity_mw_net":1340,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"KEPCO E&C","owner_operator":"KHNP","epc":"Doosan Enerbility (NSSS) + Samsung C&T / Hanwha civil consortium","vendor_id":"org:kepco-enc","owner_operator_ids":["org:khnp"],"epc_ids":["org:doosan-enerbility","org:samsung-cnt","org:hanwha-corporation"],"design_id":"design:apr1400","site_id":"site:saeul","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2018-09","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2027,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/CountryDetails.aspx?current=KR","https://www.mk.co.kr/en/economy/12126840","https://dongascience.com/en/news/77988"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"97.9% complete Apr 2026; commercial operation Mar 2027 per Money Today (vs WNA 2027 grid — consistent). Twin of Saeul-3 (power ascension, commercial targeted Oct 2026). Largest domestic spent-fuel pool (60-year) + digital MMIS. Licence decision Dec 2026/Jan 2027 per press — watch.","tags":["kr","apr1400"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":3},{"slug":"sanao-2","name":"San'ao-2 (Cangnan)","plant":"San'ao","unit":2,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"Hualong One","capacity_mw_net":1090,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"CGN","owner_operator":"CGN","vendor_id":"org:cgn","owner_operator_ids":["org:cgn"],"design_id":"design:hualong-one","site_id":"site:sanao","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2021,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2027,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.nucnet.org/news/china-announces-commissioning-milestones-at-two-nuclear-plants-4-3-2026"],"last_verified":"2026-09-22","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"Verified 2026-09-22: hot functional testing completed 2026-04-28 (NucNet), following cold testing October 2025. Sister unit San'ao-1 connected to grid 2026-03-13 (NucNet). Grid connection 2027 per WNA table.","tags":["cn","hualong"],"updated_at":"2026-09-22","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":3},{"slug":"sanao-3","name":"San'ao-3 (Cangnan)","plant":"San'ao","unit":3,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"Hualong One","capacity_mw_net":1090,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"CGN","owner_operator":"CGN","vendor_id":"org:cgn","owner_operator_ids":["org:cgn"],"design_id":"design:hualong-one","site_id":"site:sanao","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2025-11-18","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2030,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://world-nuclear-news.org/articles/third-sanao-unit-under-construction","https://www.neimagazine.com/news/first-concrete-for-sanao-3/"],"last_verified":"2026-09-08","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"Phase 2 (units 3&4) approved by China's State Council in August 2024. First concrete 2025-11-18 per WNN and NEI (NNSA permit 2025-11-13). Six Hualong One units planned; San'ao is CGN-led (Zhejiang Cangnan Nuclear Power; Geely holds 2%). COD 2030 per WNA table.","tags":["cn","hualong"],"updated_at":"2026-09-08","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":3},{"slug":"sanmen-3","name":"Sanmen-3","plant":"Sanmen","unit":3,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"CAP1000","capacity_mw_net":1150,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"SPIC (CAP1000)","owner_operator":"CNNC","vendor_id":"org:spic","owner_operator_ids":["org:cnnc"],"design_id":"design:cap1000","site_id":"site:sanmen","status":"commissioning","construction_start":"2022-06-28","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2027,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.nucnet.org/news/cold-testing-completed-for-china-s-sanmen-3-cap1000-nuclear-plant-2-5-2026","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/cold-testing-of-third-sanmen-unit-completed","https://en.cnnc.com.cn/2026-02/18/c_1164475.htm"],"last_verified":"2026-09-15","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"Cold functional test completed 2026-02-10, confirmed by NucNet, WNN, CNNC and Chinese state media; commissioning-phase milestones (turbine non-nuclear steam test 2026-06-13) per Chinese industry press. CNNP annual report lists unit in commissioning with commercial operation planned 2027, consistent with baseline. Hot functional tests not yet announced as of 2026-09-15.","tags":["cn","cap1000"],"updated_at":"2026-09-15","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":4},{"slug":"sanmen-4","name":"Sanmen-4","plant":"Sanmen","unit":4,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"CAP1000","capacity_mw_net":1150,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"SPIC (CAP1000)","owner_operator":"CNNC","vendor_id":"org:spic","owner_operator_ids":["org:cnnc"],"design_id":"design:cap1000","site_id":"site:sanmen","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2023,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2027,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://vip.stock.finance.sina.com.cn/corp/view/vCB_AllBulletinDetail.php?stockid=601985&id=12278069"],"last_verified":"2026-09-15","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"In installation phase: reactor building dome hoisted 2025-12-31 and final large-module (CB20) lift 2026-04-26 per CNNC/CNNP disclosures. CNNP 2025 annual report (as of 2026-03-31) lists planned commercial operation 2027 — earlier than the WNA/PRIS 2028 estimate; COD set to operator target 2027 pending independent confirmation. Dome and module milestones trace to CNNC corporate sources.","tags":["cn","cap1000"],"updated_at":"2026-09-15","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":4},{"slug":"shidaowan-huaneng-1","name":"Shidaowan (Huaneng)-1","plant":"Shidaowan","unit":1,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"Hualong One","capacity_mw_net":1090,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"CNNC","owner_operator":"Huaneng & CNNC","vendor_id":"org:cnnc","owner_operator_ids":["org:huaneng","org:cnnc"],"design_id":"design:hualong-one","site_id":"site:shidaowan","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2024,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2029,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/nuclear-reactor-database/summary/report?report=gen&status=Under%20Construction","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"low","notes":"No fresh 2026 reporting found — Huaneng/CNNC opaque on Phase-I-expansion HPR1000s. FCD candidate 2024-07-28 per Wikipedia (needs PRIS confirm); populated construction_start 2024 frozen.","tags":["cn","hualong"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":1},{"slug":"shidaowan-huaneng-2","name":"Shidaowan (Huaneng)-2","plant":"Shidaowan","unit":2,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"Hualong One","capacity_mw_net":1090,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"CNNC","owner_operator":"Huaneng & CNNC","vendor_id":"org:cnnc","owner_operator_ids":["org:huaneng","org:cnnc"],"design_id":"design:hualong-one","site_id":"site:shidaowan","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2025,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2030,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/nuclear-reactor-database/summary/report?report=gen&status=Under%20Construction","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"low","notes":"No fresh 2026 reporting found — Huaneng/CNNC opaque on Phase-I-expansion HPR1000s. FCD candidate 2025-05-08 per Wikipedia (needs PRIS confirm); populated construction_start 2025 frozen.","tags":["cn","hualong"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":1},{"slug":"shidaowan-guohe-2","name":"Shidaowan CAP1400-2 (Guohe One)","plant":"Shidaowan","unit":2,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"CAP1400","capacity_mw_net":1400,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"SPIC","owner_operator":"SPIC & Huaneng","vendor_id":"org:spic","owner_operator_ids":["org:spic","org:huaneng"],"design_id":"design:cap1400","site_id":"site:shidaowan","status":"grid_connected","construction_start":"2020-04-21","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2026,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/CountryDetails.aspx?current=CN","https://world-nuclear.org/nuclear-reactor-database/details/Shidaowan-Guohe-One-2"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"Status moved to grid_connected 2026-09-28 on WNA grid date + Wikipedia operational listing — both secondary; commercial-operation date still blank everywhere, so not commercial. Construction start backfilled to 2020-04-21 (WNA reactor page; populated 2020 refined). Operator SNDPC JV (SPIC 55% / Huaneng 45%). Sister Guohe-1 grid Nov 2024.","tags":["cn","cap1400"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":2},{"slug":"shimane-3","name":"Shimane-3","plant":"Shimane","unit":3,"country":"JP","region":"asia","reactor_type":"BWR","design":"ABWR","capacity_mw_net":1325,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Hitachi-GE","owner_operator":"Chugoku Electric","vendor_id":"org:hitachi-ge-nuclear-energy","owner_operator_ids":["org:chugoku-electric"],"design_id":"design:abwr","site_id":"site:shimane","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2007,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":"FY2030","sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16882033","https://news.ntv.co.jp/n/nkt/category/society/nk5d980418cad64cb386dceb3a4ad3f2eb","https://www.denkishimbun.com/archives/416190","https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOCC277EJ0X20C26A8000000/"],"last_verified":"2026-09-15","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"Major 2026 development: NRA new-regulatory-standard screening effectively completed 2026-09-10 (Asahi, NTV, Denki Shimbun, Nikkei, FNN), moving Japan's first post-Fukushima reactor toward completion; status moved from suspended to under_construction. 1,373 MWe ABWR, construction began 2006 and near-complete when suspended after 3/11. Anti-seismic reinforcement and remaining safety work to complete by FY2028; Chugoku Electric targets operation start FY2030 (by March 2031), pending NRA formal approval and local consent.","tags":["jp","abwr"],"updated_at":"2026-09-15","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":3},{"slug":"shin-hanul-3","name":"Shin Hanul-3","plant":"Shin Hanul","unit":3,"country":"KR","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"APR1400","capacity_mw_net":1340,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"KEPCO E&C","owner_operator":"KHNP","vendor_id":"org:kepco-enc","owner_operator_ids":["org:khnp"],"design_id":"design:apr1400","site_id":"site:shin-hanul","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2025-05-20","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2032,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/CountryDetails.aspx?current=KR","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/construction-of-new-korean-reactor-begins","https://www.neimagazine.com/news/shin-hanul-4-construction-starts/"],"last_verified":"2026-09-08","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"Construction formally resumed with first concrete 2025-05-20 after the 2017-2022 policy pause. COD 2032 is the KHNP target per WNN and NEI (WNA reactor table's 2033 grid-connection estimate treated as conservative).","tags":["kr","apr1400"],"updated_at":"2026-09-08","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":4},{"slug":"shin-hanul-4","name":"Shin Hanul-4","plant":"Shin Hanul","unit":4,"country":"KR","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"APR1400","capacity_mw_net":1340,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"KEPCO E&C","owner_operator":"KHNP","vendor_id":"org:kepco-enc","owner_operator_ids":["org:khnp"],"design_id":"design:apr1400","site_id":"site:shin-hanul","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2026-06-01","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2033,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/CountryDetails.aspx?current=KR","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/construction-starts-for-shin-hanul-unit-4","https://www.neimagazine.com/news/shin-hanul-4-construction-starts/"],"last_verified":"2026-09-08","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"First concrete 2026-06-01, one year after unit 3, following the 2017-2022 policy pause. EPC consortium Hyundai E&C/Doosan Enerbility/Posco E&C; KEPCO E&C design. COD 2033 is the KHNP target per WNN and NEI.","tags":["kr","apr1400"],"updated_at":"2026-09-08","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":2},{"slug":"sizewell-c-1","name":"Sizewell C-1","plant":"Sizewell C","unit":1,"country":"GB","region":"europe","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"EPR","capacity_mw_net":1630,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"EDF/Framatome","owner_operator":"Sizewell C Ltd (UK Govt/EDF/investors)","vendor_id":"org:framatome","owner_operator_ids":["org:sizewell-c-ltd"],"design_id":"design:epr","site_id":"site:sizewell-c","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2025,"original_cod_target":2035,"current_cod_estimate":2035,"sources":["https://www.sizewellc.com/","https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home-news/sizewell-c-nuclear-project-roads-delay-b3039712.html","https://www.sizewellc.com/news-views/sizewell-c-hits-major-milestone-as-first-commercial-freight-train-arrives-on-site/"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"Replicate-and-learn thesis vs Hinkley. £38bn (2024 prices); commercial operation guided mid-to-late 2030s — 2035 estimate is the optimistic end. Aug 2026 road-contractor change flagged as a schedule risk by local press; Sizewell C denies delay.","tags":["uk","epr","new-build","government-financing"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":0,"milestone_count":5},{"slug":"taipingling-2","name":"Taipingling-2","plant":"Taipingling","unit":2,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"Hualong One","capacity_mw_net":1090,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"CGN","owner_operator":"CGN","vendor_id":"org:cgn","owner_operator_ids":["org:cgn"],"design_id":"design:hualong-one","site_id":"site:taipingling","status":"grid_connected","construction_start":2020,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2026,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/CountryDetails.aspx?current=CN","https://www.nucnet.org/news/china-s-taipingling-2-supplies-first-electricity-to-grid-7-2-2026"],"last_verified":"2026-09-01","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"Bulk-seeded 2026-07-13 from the WNA under-construction table (updated 2026-06-16). Capacity is design-typical net output; construction dates are provisional. Verification agent to confirm against IAEA PRIS and append milestones.","tags":["cn","hualong"],"updated_at":"2026-09-01","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":2},{"slug":"taipingling-3","name":"Taipingling-3","plant":"Taipingling","unit":3,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"Hualong One","capacity_mw_net":1090,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"CGN","owner_operator":"CGN","vendor_id":"org:cgn","owner_operator_ids":["org:cgn"],"design_id":"design:hualong-one","site_id":"site:taipingling","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2025-06-10","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2030,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/construction-under-way-of-third-taipingling-unit"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"Six Hualong One units planned at Taipingling (Huizhou, Guangdong); units 1-2 began 2019/2020. Unit 3 first concrete 2025-06-10 per CGN statement reported by WNN. Fifth inner-containment ring installed Aug 2026 (NucNet relay of local/CGN reporting, single origin) — noted, not asserted. Units 1&2 commercial Apr/Aug 2026 (context). COD 2030 per WNA table.","tags":["cn","hualong"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":2},{"slug":"taipingling-4","name":"Taipingling-4","plant":"Taipingling","unit":4,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"Hualong One","capacity_mw_net":1090,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"CGN","owner_operator":"CGN","vendor_id":"org:cgn","owner_operator_ids":["org:cgn"],"design_id":"design:hualong-one","site_id":"site:taipingling","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2026-05-10","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2031,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/construction-begins-on-fourth-taipingling-unit"],"last_verified":"2026-09-08","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"First concrete 2026-05-10 per CGN Power HKEX announcement (reported by WNN). Correction: bulk-seed construction_start of 2025 was provisional; confirmed date is 2026-05-10. COD 2031 per WNA table.","tags":["cn","hualong"],"updated_at":"2026-09-08","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":2},{"slug":"tianwan-7","name":"Tianwan-7","plant":"Tianwan","unit":7,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"VVER-1200","capacity_mw_net":1110,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Rosatom","owner_operator":"CNNC (JNPC)","vendor_id":"org:rosatom","owner_operator_ids":["org:jiangsu-nuclear-power"],"design_id":"design:vver-1200","site_id":"site:tianwan","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2021-05-19","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2026,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/CountryDetails.aspx?current=CN","https://www.nucnet.org/news/china-completes-first-fuel-loading-at-tianwan-7-nuclear-plant-8-3-2026"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"Fuel-loading date conflict flagged 2026-09-28: NucNet reported loading *completed* 2026-08-03 while CNNC via WNN/NEI says the *first* assembly entered the core 2026-08-12 (fuel supplied by TVEL/NZKhK under the units 7&8 contract) — treat Aug-12 as start, completion date unconfirmed. Unit 7 COD 2026 requires criticality + grid + tests still ahead; at risk — watch.","tags":["cn","vver-1200"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":3},{"slug":"tianwan-8","name":"Tianwan-8","plant":"Tianwan","unit":8,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"VVER-1200","capacity_mw_net":1110,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Rosatom","owner_operator":"CNNC (JNPC)","vendor_id":"org:rosatom","owner_operator_ids":["org:jiangsu-nuclear-power"],"design_id":"design:vver-1200","site_id":"site:tianwan","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2022,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2027,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/reactor-vessel-installed-at-tianwan-8","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/tianwan-8-completes-cold-functional-tests"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"Verified 2026-09-28: RPV installed September 2024 per WNN/CNNC/Rosatom; cold tests Aug 2026 (WNN/CNNC, covered by NNN newsroom Aug 10). Sister unit Tianwan-7 in fuel loading (Aug 2026, date conflict noted on unit-7 file); unit 8 grid connection 2027 per WNA table.","tags":["cn","vver-1200"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":3},{"slug":"xiapu-1","name":"Xiapu-1 (CFR-600)","plant":"Xiapu","unit":1,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"SFR","design":"CFR-600","capacity_mw_net":560,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"CNNC","owner_operator":"CNNC","vendor_id":"org:cnnc","owner_operator_ids":["org:cnnc"],"design_id":"design:cfr-600","site_id":"site:xiapu","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2017-12-29","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2026,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/CountryDetails.aspx?current=CN"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"low","notes":"China's sodium-cooled fast reactor demonstration unit. Capacity discrepancy flagged: file 560 MW net vs WNA reactor page 600 MW net (682 gross) vs Wikipedia 642 net — needs PRIS-direct resolution; values frozen. Low-power operation since mid-2023 per fissilematerials.org (HEU/TVEL initial core); grid connection unconfirmed in any source — opacity noted, not asserted.","tags":["cn","cfr-600"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":2},{"slug":"xiapu-2","name":"Xiapu-2 (CFR-600)","plant":"Xiapu","unit":2,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"SFR","design":"CFR-600","capacity_mw_net":560,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"CNNC","owner_operator":"CNNC","vendor_id":"org:cnnc","owner_operator_ids":["org:cnnc"],"design_id":"design:cfr-600","site_id":"site:xiapu","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2020,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2027,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"low","notes":"No fresh 2026 reporting found — CNNC opaque on CFR-600 unit 2 (sister unit Xiapu-1 reportedly operating since 2023, unconfirmed in open sources). construction_start 2020-12-27 per WNN Dec 2020, corroborated by Wikipedia citing IAEA PRIS Feb 2026; confirm via PRIS direct. original_cod_target needs PRIS; 2026 grid expectation from 2020 reporting is stale, not asserted.","tags":["cn","cfr-600"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":1},{"slug":"xudabao-1","name":"Xudabao-1","plant":"Xudabao","unit":1,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"CAP1000","capacity_mw_net":1150,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"SPIC (CAP1000)","owner_operator":"CNNC & Datang","vendor_id":"org:spic","owner_operator_ids":["org:cnnc","org:china-datang"],"design_id":"design:cap1000","site_id":"site:xudabao","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2023-11","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2028,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/reactor-vessel-installed-at-xudabao-1","https://www.nucnet.org/news/steel-dome-installed-for-china-s-xudapu-1-cap1000-nuclear-plant-2-1-2026","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/outer-dome-hoisted-at-xudabao-unit-1"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"Verified 2026-09-28: RPV Jul 2025 (WNN/CNNC), inner dome Feb 2026 (NucNet/CNEA), outer dome Aug 2026 (WNN/CNNC + NEI). Full-scope simulator for units 1&2 commissioned Aug 2026 (WNN, operator-single-source) — noted, not asserted. 2028 grid per WNA table.","tags":["cn","cap1000"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":4},{"slug":"xudabao-2","name":"Xudabao-2","plant":"Xudabao","unit":2,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"CAP1000","capacity_mw_net":1150,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"SPIC (CAP1000)","owner_operator":"CNNC & Datang","vendor_id":"org:spic","owner_operator_ids":["org:cnnc","org:china-datang"],"design_id":"design:cap1000","site_id":"site:xudabao","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2024-07","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2029,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/super-module-installed-at-xudabao-2","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/milestones-reached-at-xudabao-construction-site"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"Verified 2026-09-28: first concrete 2024-07-17 and CA20 Nov 2024 per WNN/CNNC. RPV May 2026 is a WNN relay of a CNNC announcement (single origin) — recorded as medium. Grid connection 2029 per WNA table.","tags":["cn","cap1000"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":4},{"slug":"xudabao-3","name":"Xudabao-3","plant":"Xudabao","unit":3,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"VVER-1200","capacity_mw_net":1110,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Rosatom","owner_operator":"CNNC & Datang","vendor_id":"org:rosatom","owner_operator_ids":["org:cnnc","org:china-datang"],"design_id":"design:vver-1200","site_id":"site:xudabao","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2021-07-28","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2027,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/modular-construction-completed-at-xudabao-vver-1200s"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"Verified 2026-09-28: four-year modular program completed Dec 2025 (WNN/CNNC). Hot functional tests completed Jun 2026 (WNN relay of CNNC, single origin) — noted, not asserted. Unit 3 first concrete 2021-07-28; grid connection 2027 per WNA table.","tags":["cn","vver-1200"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":3},{"slug":"xudabao-4","name":"Xudabao-4","plant":"Xudabao","unit":4,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"VVER-1200","capacity_mw_net":1110,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Rosatom","owner_operator":"CNNC & Datang","vendor_id":"org:rosatom","owner_operator_ids":["org:cnnc","org:china-datang"],"design_id":"design:vver-1200","site_id":"site:xudabao","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2022,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2028,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/reactor-vessel-installed-at-xudabao-4","https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/modular-construction-completed-at-xudabao-vver-1200s"],"last_verified":"2026-09-22","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"Verified 2026-09-22: RPV installed December 2024 (WNN/Rosatom); containment dome hoisted June 2024; modular construction completed December 2025 (WNN/CNNC). Construction started May 2022; grid connection 2028 per WNA table.","tags":["cn","vver-1200"],"updated_at":"2026-09-22","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":3},{"slug":"xuwei-1","name":"Xuwei-1","plant":"Xuwei","unit":1,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"Hualong One","capacity_mw_net":1090,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"CNNC","owner_operator":"CNNC","vendor_id":"org:cnnc","owner_operator_ids":["org:cnnc"],"design_id":"design:hualong-one","site_id":"site:xuwei","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2026-01-16","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2031,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://en.cnnc.com.cn/2026-01/20/c_1157963.htm","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xuwei_Nuclear_Power_Plant","https://en.cinie.net/article/65511.html"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"Phase I: two Hualong One units (1,208 MWe gross each) plus a 660 MWe high-temperature gas-cooled reactor; State Council approval August 2024. First concrete 2026-01-16 per CNNC and Wikipedia. Aug-2026 tower crane + Sep-2026 unit-3 installation-bid progress (CINIE/Seetao, single origin each) noted. Wikipedia lists operation start 2030 for unit 1 while the WNA table implies ~2031; tracker keeps 2031 (WNA/PRIS-consistent) pending an operator COD statement.","tags":["cn","hualong"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":3},{"slug":"zhangzhou-3","name":"Zhangzhou-3","plant":"Zhangzhou","unit":3,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"Hualong One","capacity_mw_net":1126,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"CNNC","owner_operator":"CNNC & Guodian","vendor_id":"org:cnnc","owner_operator_ids":["org:cnnc","org:chn-energy"],"design_id":"design:hualong-one","site_id":"site:zhangzhou","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2024,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2029,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://www.nucnet.org/news/inner-steel-dome-lifted-into-place-at-china-s-zhangzhou-3-nuclear-plant-2-5-2026","https://www.nucnet.org/news/all-steam-generators-installed-at-china-s-zhangzhou-3-nuclear-power-plant-1-3-2026"],"last_verified":"2026-09-22","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"Verified 2026-09-22: steam generators installed January 2026 and inner containment dome February 2026 per NucNet/CNEA. Construction began February 2024; sister unit Zhangzhou-2 entered commercial operation 2026-01-05. Grid connection 2029 per WNA table.","tags":["cn","hualong"],"updated_at":"2026-09-22","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":3},{"slug":"zhangzhou-4","name":"Zhangzhou-4","plant":"Zhangzhou","unit":4,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"Hualong One","capacity_mw_net":1126,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"CNNC","owner_operator":"CNNC & Guodian","vendor_id":"org:cnnc","owner_operator_ids":["org:cnnc","org:chn-energy"],"design_id":"design:hualong-one","site_id":"site:zhangzhou","status":"under_construction","construction_start":2024,"original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2029,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/nuclear-reactor-database/summary/report?report=gen&status=Under%20Construction","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://world-nuclear-news.org/articles/passive-safety-module-installed-at-zhangzhou-4","https://en.cinie.net/article/63792.html"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"WNN Aug-19 module report traces to the same CNNC announcement as CINIE coverage — provenance recorded per operator-first rule. Units 1&2 commercial (Jan 2025 / Jan 2026); units 5&6 in preliminary works.","tags":["cn","hualong"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":4},{"slug":"zhaoyuan-1","name":"Zhaoyuan-1","plant":"Zhaoyuan","unit":1,"country":"CN","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"Hualong One","capacity_mw_net":1090,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"CGN","owner_operator":"CGN","vendor_id":"org:cgn","owner_operator_ids":["org:cgn"],"design_id":"design:hualong-one","site_id":"site:zhaoyuan","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2025-11-18","original_cod_target":null,"current_cod_estimate":2030,"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/","https://en.cnnc.com.cn/2025-11/19/c_1144251.htm","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhaoyuan_Nuclear_Power_Plant"],"last_verified":"2026-09-28","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"First concrete 2025-11-18 per WNN (carried by CNNC) and Wikipedia. Zhaoyuan 2 poured first concrete Sep 5-6 2026 (Global Times + CGN post + Wikipedia) — confirms unit-2 as a future tracker addition; Phase I now fully under construction. First Hualong One with cooling towers (203-m natural-draft). COD 2030 per WNA table.","tags":["cn","hualong"],"updated_at":"2026-09-28","slippage_years":null,"milestone_count":2}]}