Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant

Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant
Novovoronezh NPP
Country	Russia
Coordinates	51°16′30″N 39°12′0″E / 51.275°N 39.2°E / 51.275; 39.2Coordinates: 51°16′30″N 39°12′0″E / 51.275°N 39.2°E / 51.275; 39.2
Status	Operational
Construction began	1957
Commission date	December 31, 1964
Operator(s)	Energoatom
Reactor information
Reactors operational	2 x 417 MW 1 x 1000 MW
Reactors decom.	1 x 210 MW 1 x 365 MW
Power generation information
Annual generation	12,523 GW·h
Net generation	348,579 GW·h
Website nvnpp.vrn.ru
As of July 22, 2007

The Novovoronezh nuclear power station (Russian: Нововоронежская АЭС [ pronunciation (help·info)]) is a nuclear power station close to Novovoronezh in Voronezh Oblast, central Russia. The site was vital to the development of the VVER design; every unit built was essentially a prototype of its design. On this site is built the Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant II.

In 2002 Novovoronezh-3 was modernised and life extended, including new safety systems.^[1]

In 2010 Novovoronezh-5 was shut down for modernization to extend its operating life for an additional 30 years, the first VVER-1000 to undergo such an operating life extension. The works include the modernization of management, protection and emergency systems, and improvement of security and radiation safety systems.^[2]

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  Unit 1 and 2

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  Units 3 and 4

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  Unit 5

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  Unit 5

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  Entrance to the nuclear power plant

Reactor data

The Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant has five units:

Unit[3]	Reactortype	Net capacity	Gross capacity	Construction started	Electricity Grid	Commercial Operation	Shutdown
Novovoronezh-1	VVER-210 (prototype)[4]	197 MW	210 MW	01.07.1957	30.09.1964	31.12.1964	16.02.1988
Novovoronezh-2	VVER-365 (prototype)[4]	336 MW	365 MW	01.06.1964	27.12.1969	14.04.1970	29.08.1990
Novovoronezh-3	VVER-440/179	385 MW	417 MW	01.07.1967	27.12.1971	29.06.1972	2016 planned
Novovoronezh-4	VVER-440/179	385 MW	417 MW	01.07.1967	28.12.1972	24.03.1973	2017 planned
Novovoronezh-5	VVER-1000/187 (Prototype)	950 MW	1000 MW	01.03.1974	31.05.1980	20.02.1981	life-extended in 2010[2]

References

1. ^ "New life of Novovoronezh 3". Nuclear Engineering International. 3 June 2002. http://www.neimagazine.com/story.asp?storyCode=2015522. Retrieved 9 March 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Modernization works begin at Russia’s oldest VVER-1000". Nuclear Engineering International. 30 September 2010. http://www.neimagazine.com/story.asp?sectionCode=132&storyCode=2057673. Retrieved 10 October 2010. 
3. ^ Power Reactor Information System of the IAEA: „Russian Federation: Nuclear Power Reactors“
4. ^ ^{a b} Energoatom - History of the Plant

See also

• Nuclear power in Russia

External links

• Official Site