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Akkuyu nuclear plant to be launched in winter 2027 — Rosatom CEO

Alexey Likhachev is looking forward to the successful completion of the trials

Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev Alexey Nikolsky/Russian Presidential Press and Information Office/TASS

Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev

© Alexey Nikolsky/Russian Presidential Press and Information Office/TASS

ANTALYA, November 13. /TASS/. The Akkuyu nuclear power plant is scheduled for going live in January-February 2027, CEO of the Russian state corporation Rosatom Alexey Likhachev told reporters.

"We are not just on the home stretch, we are right at the finish line when it comes to starting commissioning work at the Akkuyu plant. We expect authorization to begin hot functional testing within the next few hours," Likhachev said.

"I am looking forward to our successful completion of these trials, and loading of real fuel into the first reactor vessel will start as early as in December. In January-February, Turkey will receive this long-awaited nuclear electricity," the chief executive added.

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