Akkuyu's first reactor must reach self-sustaining chain reaction by end-2026

The first reactor of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant, which is under construction in Turkey, must reach its first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction by the end of 2026, according to a report from the Ankara correspondent of the Kazakh news agency Kazinform.

The report's headline says Turkey is negotiating the construction of two new nuclear power plants. The text itself, however, does not provide details of these talks, such as the partners, locations or timelines involved.

The article is a short dispatch and cites no further official sources or statements, so the information above is limited to what the Kazinform correspondent reported from Ankara.