{"docs":"https://nuclearnewsnetwork.com/tracker","unit":{"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)","status":"commissioning","construction_start":"2018-04-03","original_cod_target":2023,"current_cod_estimate":2026,"milestones":[{"date":"2018-04-03","event":"First concrete, Unit 1","source":"https://pris.iaea.org/pris/"},{"date":"2023-04-27","event":"First fuel delivered to site; plant designated a nuclear facility","source":"https://world-nuclear-news.org/"},{"date":"2026-06-15","event":"Unit 1 ~99% complete; Rosatom targets fuel loading and startup in fall 2026","source":"https://www.turkiyetoday.com/business/akkuyu-nuclear-power-plants-first-unit-on-track-for-fall-2026-launch-rosatom-3222946"}],"sources":["https://pris.iaea.org/pris/"],"last_verified":"2026-07-10","verified":true,"confidence":"high","notes":"Turkey's first NPP; Rosatom build-own-operate model. Unit 1 startup targeted fall 2026; Units 2-4 need separate entries.","tags":["turkey","rosatom","vver","boo-model","newcomer-country"],"updated_at":"2026-07-10","slippage_years":3}}