{"id":"tunas-ustda-yeni-nesil-reaktor-arastirmasi-2026","canonicalSlug":"tunas-and-ustda-launch-advanced-reactor-research","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/tunas-and-ustda-launch-advanced-reactor-research","language":"en","title":"TÜNAŞ and USTDA launch advanced reactor research","summary":"The roughly USD 2 million project will assess reactor designs technically and economically.","body":["TÜNAŞ and USTDA will examine small modular reactor designs from four US companies and five fourth-generation reactor designs, according to the 22 September announcement. Licensing is also within scope.","The USTDA-funded project is expected to last at least one year. The grant agreement signed at Türkevi supports research; it does not constitute a decision to build a new power plant."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"TÜNAŞ and USTDA launch advanced reactor research\n\nThe roughly USD 2 million project will assess reactor designs technically and economically.\n\nTÜNAŞ and USTDA will examine small modular reactor designs from four US companies and five fourth-generation reactor designs, according to the 22 September announcement. Licensing is also within scope.\n\nThe USTDA-funded project is expected to last at least one year. The grant agreement signed at Türkevi supports research; it does not constitute a decision to build a new power plant.","category":"energy","region":"turkiye","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-09-22","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-02T13:01:51+03:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-02T13:01:51+03:00","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":null,"translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"name":"Enerji ve Tabii Kaynaklar Bakanlığı","url":"https://www.enerji.gov.tr/haber-detay?id=31931","checkedAt":"2026-10-02"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/tunas-and-ustda-launch-advanced-reactor-research","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/tunas-and-ustda-launch-advanced-reactor-research","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/tunas-and-ustda-launch-advanced-reactor-research","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/tunas-and-ustda-launch-advanced-reactor-research","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/tunas-and-ustda-launch-advanced-reactor-research","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/tunas-and-ustda-launch-advanced-reactor-research","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/tunas-and-ustda-launch-advanced-reactor-research"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}