Current state
| Status | Under construction |
| Design | VVER-1000 (PWR) |
| Net capacity | 974 MWe |
| Country | Iran |
| Vendor | Rosatom |
| Owner / operator | NPPD (Iran) |
| Construction start | 2019 |
| Original COD target | — |
| Current COD estimate | 2028 |
| Schedule slippage | — |
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.
Milestone log
- 2026-06-16 — Listed as under construction in the WNA world table, grid connection estimated 2028 (source)
- 2026-01-07 — Third tier of inner containment installed (12 sections, 4 weeks, structure to 40 m); fourth ring scheduled 2026 (AEOI) (source)
- 2026-05-11 — Likhachev progress update: unit-2 reactor >60% complete, steam generators 50%; key-equipment shipping planned next year; ~2,200 Iranian contractors back on site (source)
- 2026-08-10 — First 5 evacuated Russian specialists return (25 on site); staff to reach 100 by autumn conditional on no escalation (source)
The milestone log is append-only: corrections are recorded as new entries, never rewrites. Full history via /api/v1/changes.
NNN coverage
About Bushehr-2
At Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant
On the VVER-1000 design
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/