{"version":"1","article":{"id":"tunas-ustda-yeni-nesil-reaktor-arastirmasi-2026","slug":"tunas-and-ustda-launch-advanced-reactor-research","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/tunas-and-ustda-launch-advanced-reactor-research","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/tunas-and-ustda-launch-advanced-reactor-research?lang=en","title":"TÜNAŞ and USTDA launch advanced reactor research","summary":"The roughly USD 2 million project will assess reactor designs technically and economically.","category":"energy","region":"turkiye","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-02T13:01:51+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-02T13:01:51+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-22","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Enerji ve Tabii Kaynaklar Bakanlığı","url":"https://www.enerji.gov.tr/haber-detay?id=31931","checkedAt":"2026-10-02"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/tunas-and-ustda-launch-advanced-reactor-research","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/tunas-and-ustda-launch-advanced-reactor-research?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/tunas-and-ustda-launch-advanced-reactor-research","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/tunas-and-ustda-launch-advanced-reactor-research?lang=en"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["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."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The 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.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"}}}