{"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":"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,"milestones":[{"date":"2018-07-14","event":"Construction start (first concrete)","source":"https://pris.iaea.org/pris/"},{"date":"2026-06-16","event":"Listed as under construction in the WNA world table, grid connection estimated 2027","source":"https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide"},{"date":"2022-10","event":"Reactor pressure vessel installed at Rooppur-2","source":"https://www.ans.org/news/article-4440/rooppur2-reactor-pressure-vessel-installed/"},{"date":"2026-09-02","event":"ASE proposes transferring unit-2 PORV to unit 1 to unblock commissioning; unit-2 fuel loading (Apr 2027) and Dec-2027 handover already behind schedule (officials via Just Energy News)","source":"https://justenergynews24.com/rooppur-nuke-plant-may-hit-by-fresh-delay-over-faulty-safety-valve/"},{"date":"2026-09-22","event":"PORV fault detected in unit 2 as hot-state testing prepared to advance; root-cause analysis underway, testing halted (IMED inspection report via Just Energy News)","source":"https://justenergynews24.com/rooppur-nears-finish-line-but-unit-2-hits-technical-snag/"}],"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}}