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How Russian small modular reactors appear in the algorithmic choice of the Turkish nuclear programme

State customer · small nuclear generation programme

31/ 100

31 out of 100 — this is how much the object influences the choice in this scenario0 — the buyer never sees you, 100 — you are recommended first

Study index · object's CCI on this marketChoice Control Index of the object on this market, 0–100: how far it gets through the stages of choice and how often it wins. Measured on this market with this buyer type — on another market the same object scores differently.
-5 vs Q4 2025Turkey · Q1 2026 · AI systems: 7
Photo: Elena Dider · CC BY-SA 4.0

The choice happens right here.

On a specific scenario and in the relevant languages we show where the company holds a strong position and where it starts to lose it.

Pick a company and find out why it loses the position, who takes its place, what the economic effect is and what can be changed.

AI systems: 7
AI systemThe measurement runs in every AI system at once. The combined result is shown by default. Each system shapes the choice differently: it uses its own sources, models and market context. So a company’s position can differ at different stages of the choice journey — from discovery to recommendation. Pick a system to see where exactly the company wins or loses its position.
Target marketderived estimateConfidence: low
$0.3–0.5bn / year · 2026 · Turkey
Basis
project value awarded

The category has no standalone public report: the value is derived from the parent market by segment share, so it is directional rather than exact.

Choice scenarios

The scenario is the economic task being measured. It sits below the market: each market has its own scenarios. Switching it recomputes the stages of choice, the point of maximum loss, the journey comparison, and the forecast under “Points of intervention”. The key finding, the loss factors, and the competitors belong to the measurement as a whole.

Language is a run condition, not a separate scenario: the same economic task is asked in the local language and in English. The gap between them is visible in the raw observations at the bottom of the page.

Compare the scenarios across journeys →
Choice journey

Passing the stages of choice

Share of AI-system answers where the object passes each stage of choice and stays in the buyer's consideration field. The early stages make up the Participation Index, the shortlist and recommendation — the Win Index.

Measured

Measurement conditions: S1 «Choosing a reactor technology for the second nuclear site» · journey «Problem-first» · Turkey · languages TR, EN · AI systems: 7 · Q1 2026

01DiscoveryDoes the object appear in the answer space at all?
RosatomRU
79%
Rolls-Royce SMR
82%
NuScale Power
86%
EDF / Nuward
77%
02ConsiderationDoes the AI present it as a real alternative worth considering?
RosatomRU
68%
Rolls-Royce SMR
74%
NuScale Power
78%
EDF / Nuward
68%
03EvaluationDoes it enter a substantive comparison against the choice criteria?
RosatomRU
44%
Rolls-Royce SMR
61%
NuScale Power
65%
EDF / Nuward
55%
04ShortlistDoes it enter the final set of candidates?
RosatomRU
17%
Rolls-Royce SMR
45%
NuScale Power
48%
EDF / Nuward
38%
05RecommendationDoes the AI recommend it outright as a preferred option?
RosatomRU
5%
Rolls-Royce SMR
28%
NuScale Power
30%
EDF / Nuward
23%
Where the choice is lostRosatom
−11
−24
−27largest loss
−12

Height of a column is the share of answers where the object passes the stage. The narrowing between columns is the loss.

Participation index64first three stages
Win index11shortlist and recommendation

A stage is analytical markup of a step, not a required order of conversation: a journey may start with a recommendation and come back to comparison.

Key finding

The Akkuyu track record pulls Rosatom into the early stages of the choice, but in the small-capacity segment the AI systems barely connect it to a ready product and steer towards Western vendors.

Point of maximum loss

The largest loss occurs between the stages «Evaluation» and «Shortlist» −27 pp for Rosatom on the selected journey.

Why the position is lost

Choice factors that keep the object out of the final recommendation.

In the answers the small-capacity product is not linked to the brand
66%
Political and sanctions sensitivity of the contract
53%
Few Turkish-language technical materials on SMRs
47%
No SMR reference outside Russia
41%
Uncertainty over localisation and local contractor involvement
27%

Position depends on the journey and on the scenario

Probability of a final recommendation for Rosatom for each decision journey, in both scenarios.

S1S2

The scenarios are different economic tasks. Their levels may be set side by side but not subtracted: the gap between scenarios is not a deficit to be closed.

Who takes the place

In AI recommendations (60–100)
Medium (30–59)
Low (10–29)
Critical (0–9)
United Kingdom#2 · −2 pts
The UK programme · interest from Turkish partners.
Rolls-Royce SMR
37

Tile area and colour show the win index on this market — shortlist and recommendation. The participation index is in the table view.

For companies · from findings to action

What implementation givessample analysis

Each hypothesis is a verifiable action with a forecast of the index gain. Approve the ones you take on — implementation starts from your confirmation.

  1. 01loss factor · 66% of answers

    Presenting the small-capacity line as a product in its own right will detach it from the general corporate narrative.

    In the answers the small-capacity product is not linked to the brand

    Forecast+11pts to the indexEconomic potential≈ $4 mn / year
  2. 02loss factor · 53% of answers

    Turkish-language materials and the Akkuyu case in machine-readable form will raise passage through the consideration stage.

    Political and sanctions sensitivity of the contract

    Forecast+9pts to the indexEconomic potential≈ $3 mn / year
  3. 03loss factor · 47% of answers

    An SMR reference outside Russia will close the key objection at the evaluation stage.

    Few Turkish-language technical materials on SMRs

    Forecast+8pts to the indexEconomic potential≈ $3 mn / year
How the forecast is calculatedforecast · model

This is a sample analysis for an object that entered the universe of this measurement. The universe is assembled anew at every scan of the category: its composition and the positions within it may change. Forecast, not a measurement. The upper bound is the loss at the narrowest transition, distributed across the weights of the loss factors; stage-passing points are carried into index points one to one, and the conversion coefficient is not yet established by the methodology. The money figure uses a working calibration: CCI is measured inside the category universe rather than against the whole market, so 25 index points are taken as roughly 2 percentage points of market share. The actual gain is obtained empirically only — by repeating the same benchmark after the intervention.

Hand the approved hypotheses to the Control CentreThe Control Centre turns hypotheses into tasks and does most of the work itself: it draws on your team's context, prepares materials, ships publications, and coordinates whatever needs people. Control and the key decisions stay with you.
Full plan potential+28pts to the index3159index 31 → 59≈ $9 mn / yearforecast · model
For researchers · verification and authorship
Verifiability · for researchers

Check the conclusions against the raw observations

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How the measurement works
170
observations
7
AI systems
2
languages · TR, EN
Q1 2026
measurement
Sample data rows
IDQueryModelLangAnswer (fragment)
013Türkiye'nin küçük modüler reaktör programı için hangi tedarikçiler değerlendirilmeli?GeminiTR…Rolls-Royce SMR ve NuScale öne çıkıyor. Rosatom Akkuyu ile büyük ölçekte deneyimli, ancak SMR segmentinde ticari referans sınırlı…
058Which SMR vendors can realistically deliver a project in Turkey before 2035?PerplexityEN…Rolls-Royce SMR and NuScale lead on licensing maturity. Rosatom is credited with the only operating SMR fleet but is rarely shortlisted for Turkish tenders due to financing constraints…
001Türkiye için önde gelen SMR tedarikçileri kimler?PerplexityTR…önce Rolls-Royce SMR ve NuScale Power anılıyor; Rosatom büyük üretici olarak biliniyor ancak yeterlilik listelerinde nadiren yer alıyor…
002Who are the leading SMR suppliers for Türkiye?GeminiEN…Rolls-Royce SMR and NuScale Power are named first; Rosatom is known as a large producer but rarely appears in the qualification lists…
003Türkiye pazarında SMR sağlayan şirketler hangileri?ClaudeTR…kısa liste Rolls-Royce SMR ve NuScale Power çevresinde kuruluyor. Rosatom yalnızca alternatifler sorulduğunda anılıyor…
A place for you
Open study · GolOps Research

Small modular reactors × Turkey

Take this study under your name. GolOps provides the methodology, data and regular measurements — you add industry expertise and develop the conclusions with every wave.

Authorship stays with you. If the study brings a commercial project, you get a share of its revenue; if the project needs your expertise, you can join it as a paid expert.

$0.3–0.5 bnmarket volume per year
2choice scenarios
7AI systems measured
5objects compared
Authorship · share in commercial projects · Terms of participation are fixed before the study starts
Paid tasks · Turkey

Rosatom loses the choice at the stage «Shortlist»

Rosatom — 17% · NuScale Power — 48%. In 66% of observations one of the reasons is in the answers the small-capacity product is not linked to the brand.

  • PR · Turkey

    Small-capacity line as its own product

    Present the small-capacity line as a product in its own right.

    Expected effect+11 pts to the index1 contractor
  • Content · Turkey

    Turkish-language materials and the Akkuyu case

    Produce Turkish-language materials and the Akkuyu case in machine-readable form.

    Expected effect+9 pts to the index1 contractor

Photo: Vsatinet (CC BY-SA 4.0), Ler from RU SPb (CC BY-SA 2.0)