# Atucha I completes more than 17,000 tasks in life-extension programme

> Nucleoeléctrica says the refurbishment has passed 17,000 tasks; fuel loading is planned for early 2027 before the unit returns to generation.

- **Source date:** 2026-10-01
- **Original source:** [Agencia Noticias Argentinas](https://noticiasargentinas.com/economia/atucha-i-completo-mas-de-17-000-tareas-para-extender-su-operacion-por-20-anos_a6abe978b8419983d425d48b1)
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## Work advances during the outage

Agencia Noticias Argentinas reported on 1 October that Atucha I had completed more than 17,000 tasks in its life-extension project. Work since the September 2024 shutdown includes reactor-protection renewal, electrical-network updates, steam-generator inspections and improvements to spent-fuel-pool cooling.

[Agencia Noticias Argentinas](https://noticiasargentinas.com/economia/atucha-i-completo-mas-de-17-000-tareas-para-extender-su-operacion-por-20-anos_a6abe978b8419983d425d48b1)

## Return remains a future milestone

Nucleoeléctrica says the project aims to support another 20 years of operation. Fuel loading is planned for early 2027, subject to regulatory review; the report does not say that the reactor has returned to service.

[Agencia Noticias Argentinas](https://noticiasargentinas.com/economia/atucha-i-completo-mas-de-17-000-tareas-para-extender-su-operacion-por-20-anos_a6abe978b8419983d425d48b1)

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