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The reactor pressure vessel of Unit 2 at El Dabaa, Egypt's first nuclear power plant, was installed on 9 July 2026 at a ceremony attended by PM Madbouly, IAEA chief Grossi and Rosatom chief Likhachev.
Read MoreTurkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said 15-20% of roughly 2,000 system tests at Akkuyu Unit 1 are complete, with trial electricity generation expected before the end of 2026.
Read MoreOn 24 July 2026, a 430-tonne Siemens Energy gas turbine was moved at Berlin's BEHALA RoRo terminal with Goldhofer's fully electric E-PowerPack — a European first in this weight class.
Read MoreThe dome of the inner containment at Akkuyu NPP Unit 2 was lifted into place by a heavy crawler crane on 29 June 2026, completing the formation of the reactor building's hermetic zone.
Read MoreThe loading of 163 dummy fuel assemblies — exact replicas of real nuclear fuel in design, weight and dimensions — into the reactor of Akkuyu NPP Unit 1 was completed in June 2026 under NDK supervision.
Read MoreThe last set of four steam generators for Akkuyu NPP Unit 4 arrived on site on 3 June 2026 after a sea voyage of some 3,000 km, completing delivery of the reactor vessels and all 16 steam generators for the four units.
Read MoreTurkey's Nuclear Regulatory Authority granted a Commissioning Permit for Akkuyu NPP Unit 2 under Board decision 2026-13/1 of 18 March 2026, authorising pre-fuel-load commissioning tests.
Read MoreOne of the plant's heaviest components, a 437-tonne turbine generator stator, was placed into its design position in the turbine hall of Akkuyu NPP Unit 2 in January 2026.
Read MoreThe 320-tonne reactor pressure vessel for the fourth and final unit of the Akkuyu NPP arrived at the site's Eastern Cargo Terminal on 12 November 2025 after a combined road-sea journey from the Atommash plant.
Read MoreFour main circulation pumps were installed at Akkuyu NPP Unit 2 in April 2025, lowered by crane through the open top of the containment building and completing the unit's main reactor equipment assembly.
Read MoreThe 259-tonne, 40-metre-plus feedwater reserve tank — the first large equipment on Akkuyu Unit 3's conventional island — was moved into the turbine building in April 2025 and lifted to the 18.2-metre level.
Read MoreThe first standby diesel generator at Akkuyu NPP Unit 1 was successfully started on 21 February 2025; after idle-mode operation, preparations began for step-by-step load testing.
Read MoreThe 350-tonne reactor pressure vessel of Akkuyu NPP Unit 3 was placed in its design position in January 2025 using the open-top method with a heavy-lift crane, completing the unit's reactor installation.
Read MoreRosatom announced in December 2024 that turbine installation at Akkuyu NPP Unit 1 was complete; with the alignment of all components verified, the unit became ready for cold-hot tests.
Read MoreThe first batch of nuclear fuel produced for Akkuyu NPP Unit 2 reached the site in December 2024; the assemblies, shipped in special transport containers, were placed in the fresh fuel storage facility.
Read MoreThe 147.6-tonne top section of the outer containment dome of Akkuyu NPP Unit 1 was lifted by crawler crane to a height of more than 57 metres and installed in its design position in September 2024.
Read MoreThe complete set of four steam generators for Akkuyu NPP Unit 3 left the Atommash plant in Volgodonsk in April 2024 and travelled some 3,000 km by river and sea to the construction site.
Read MoreThe 350-tonne reactor pressure vessel for Akkuyu NPP Unit 3 was shipped by sea from the Atommash plant in Volgodonsk and delivered to the site's Eastern Cargo Terminal in November 2023.
Read MoreThe circular polar crane operating under the inner containment dome of Akkuyu NPP Unit 1 was commissioned on 19 October 2023, while fuel handling machine equipment was delivered to the site in the same period.
Read MoreA 144-tonne core catcher (melt trap), designed to safely retain molten core fragments in a severe accident scenario, was installed at Unit 4 of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in October 2023.
Read MoreConcreting of the reactor building foundation slab at Akkuyu NPP Unit 4 was completed on 8 August 2023, with 17,500 cubic metres of concrete and 3,500 tonnes of reinforcement placed.
Read MoreThe first batch of fresh nuclear fuel was delivered to Akkuyu NPP on 27 April 2023. With a ceremony attended by Putin and Erdogan via video link, the plant officially gained "nuclear facility" status.
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