After Chernobyl we said ‘never again.’ Then came the war.
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The curious, secretive case of the Kursk II nuclear power plant’s weird data
Publish date: April 30, 2026
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The curious, secretive case of the Kursk II nuclear power plant’s weird data
What Rosatom Is Hiding During the War and Why IAEA Data Do Not Match
Kursk II is one of Rosatom’s most important nuclear construction projects within Russia. Four of the most advanced and powerful units in Rosatom’s history—VVER-TOI reactors with capacities of up to 1,250 MW each—are being built there.
But this site is also the Russian nuclear power plant closest to the border with Ukraine. Likely for this reason, Rosatom is carrying out construction under conditions of limited transparency—either not publicly disclosing key construction milestones or doing so with significant delays and inconsistencies. This has led to confusion even at the level of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
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