{"docs":"https://www.nuclearnewsnetwork.com/tracker","terms":"History surfaces — append-only milestone logs, event/change feeds, and full JSON snapshots — are provided under the NNN Data License Terms (https://www.nuclearnewsnetwork.com/data-license): journalism, research, citation and AI answering are expressly permitted royalty-free with attribution; systematic bulk extraction, dataset redistribution, and embedding in commercial products or training corpora require a commercial license.","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"},"unit":{"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,"milestones":[{"date":"2026-06-16","event":"Listed as under construction in the WNA world table, grid connection estimated 2026","source":"https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide"},{"date":"2026-09-19","event":"Initial fuel loading begins (15:18 IST) after AERB clearance; first approach to criticality next, commercial operation expected this fiscal (NPCIL)","source":"https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/rapp-8-begins-fuel-loading-set-to-go-commercial-this-fiscal/articleshow/134369695.cms"},{"date":"2026-09-21","event":"CERC record: PHT hot conditioning done Jan 2026; criticality targeted Dec 2026, first sync Mar 2027, COD Jun 2027 (NPCIL petition)","source":"https://cercind.gov.in/2026/Orders/247-MP-2026.pdf"}],"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}}