俄罗斯国家核能公司“原子能”（Rosatom）负责人阿列克谢·利哈切夫周五表示，土耳其阿库尤核电站的首座反应堆预计将在今年年底前实现首次自持核链式反应。
Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom expects the first reactor at Turkey's Akkuyu nuclear power plant to achieve its first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction before the end of this year, Rosatom head Alexei Likhachev said on Friday.
他表示：“我们仍按计划于12月下半月进行物理启动……我们希望土耳其机组能在今年年底前从建设阶段转入启动阶段。”
"We remain on track for the planned physical start-up in the second half of December... We hope that before the end of the year the Turkish unit will transition from the construction phase to the start-up phase," he said.
莫斯科与安卡拉于2010年签署协议，计划建造一座配备四座俄罗斯VVER-1200反应堆的核电站，但该项目一再遭遇延误和官僚障碍。
Moscow and Ankara signed an agreement in 2010 to build a nuclear power plant with four Russian VVER-1200 reactors, but the project has faced repeated delays and bureaucratic hurdles.
“原子能”公司于2018年开始建设阿库尤核电站。其投运时间表已从最初的2023年目标多次推迟。
Rosatom began construction of the Akkuyu plant in 2018. The commissioning schedule has been repeatedly pushed back from its original 2023 target.
2022年莫斯科对乌克兰发动军事行动后，该项目面临的压力进一步加剧。尽管“原子能”公司并未受到西方制裁，但与支付及其他问题相关的风险依然存在。
After Moscow launched military action in Ukraine in 2022, pressure on the project increased. Although Rosatom was not targeted by Western sanctions, risks related to payments and other issues remain.
物理启动包括燃料装载和实现首次临界状态，即反应堆的首次自持核链式反应。下一个重要里程碑则是接入电网并开始发电。利哈切夫还报告了与阿库尤项目潜在合作伙伴的谈判进展。
Physical start-up involves fuel loading and achieving first criticality, the reactor's first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction. The next major milestone is grid connection and the start of electricity generation. Likhachev also reported progress in talks with potential partners for the Akkuyu.
他表示，前一天曾与出席“俄罗斯能源周”论坛的土耳其能源部长阿尔帕斯兰·巴伊拉克塔尔讨论过此事。
He said he had discussed the matter the previous day with Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, who attended the Russian Energy Week forum.
“我们为土耳其投资者制定了一系列可能的合作方案。最终选择主要取决于土耳其政府。我希望，在我们会晤之后，巴伊拉克塔尔先生能向土耳其领导层通报情况，并促成正确的决策。”阿库尤项目耗资超过200亿美元，由俄罗斯提供资金。作为该项目的唯一所有者，“原子能”公司最多可向合作伙伴出售49%的股份，以分担投资负担。
"We have developed a menu of possible arrangements for a Turkish investor. The choice is primarily up to the Turkish government. I hope that following our meeting, Mr Bayraktar will brief the country's leadership and that the right decisions will be taken." The Akkuyu project, costing more than $20 billion, is financed by Russia. Rosatom, its sole owner, can sell up to a 49% stake to a partner to share the investment burden.
四月，俄罗斯国家原子能公司表示，在伊朗战争引发对此类资产的兴趣后，它已开始与土耳其公司就阿库尤核电站的共同所有权展开新一轮谈判。
In April, Rosatom said it started new talks with Turkish companies on joint ownership of Akkuyu after the Iran war spurred interest in such assets.