Beloyarsk nuclear power plant

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Beloyarsk nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in gorodskoy okrug Zarechnyy, Sverdlovsk, Russia.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Beloyarsk nuclear power plant

Unit name Status Commissioning year Retirement year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Retired[1] 1964[1] 1983[1] 108 MW[1] Light water graphite reactor[1] AMB-100[1] Ministry Of Medium Machine Building Of The USSR (Minsredmash) [100%][1] Rosenergoatom[1]
2 Retired[2] 1969[2] 1990[2] 160 MW[2] Light water graphite reactor[2] AMB-200[2] Ministry Of Medium Machine Building Of The USSR (Minsredmash) [100%][2] Rosenergoatom[2]
3 Operating[3] 1981[3] – 600 MW[3] Fast breeder reactor[3] BN-600[3] Rosatom [100%] (ГОСКОРПОРАЦИЯ "РОСАТОМ")[3] Rosenergoatom[3]
4 Operating[4] 2016[4] – 885 MW[4] Fast breeder reactor[4] BN-800[4] Rosatom [100%] (ГОСКОРПОРАЦИЯ "РОСАТОМ")[4] Rosenergoatom[4]
5 Pre-construction[5] 2034 (planned)[6] – 1200 MW[5] Fast breeder reactor[7] BN-1200M[5] Rosatom [100%] (ГОСКОРПОРАЦИЯ "РОСАТОМ")[8] Rosenergoatom[9]
6 Cancelled (inferred May 2024) – – 1600 MW[10] Fast breeder reactor[7] BN-1200[10] – –

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Beloyarsk nuclear power plant

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation Retirement date
1 June 1, 1958[1] September 1, 1963[1] April 26, 1964[1] April 26, 1964[1] January 1, 1983[1]
2 January 1, 1962[2] October 10, 1967[2] December 29, 1967[2] December 1, 1969[2] January 1, 1990[2]
3 January 1, 1969[3] February 26, 1980[3] April 8, 1980[3] November 1, 1981[3] –
4 July 18, 2006[4] June 27, 2014[4] December 10, 2015[4] October 31, 2016[4] –
5 – – – 2034[6] –

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Beloyarsk nuclear power plant

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 102 MW[1] 102 MW[1] 286 MWt[1]
2 146 MW[2] 146 MW[2] 530 MWt[2]
3 560 MW[3] 560 MW[3] 1470 MWt[3]
4 820 MW[4] 820 MW[4] 2100 MWt[4]

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Beloyarsk nuclear power plant

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 gorodskoy okrug Zarechnyy, Sverdlovsk, Russia[11] 56.8417, 61.3225 (exact)
2 gorodskoy okrug Zarechnyy, Sverdlovsk, Russia[11] 56.8417, 61.3225 (exact)
3 gorodskoy okrug Zarechnyy, Sverdlovsk, Russia[11] 56.8417, 61.3225 (exact)
4 gorodskoy okrug Zarechnyy, Sverdlovsk, Russia[11] 56.8417, 61.3225 (exact)
5 gorodskoy okrug Zarechnyy, Sverdlovsk, Russia[11] 56.8417, 61.3225 (exact)
6 gorodskoy okrug Zarechnyy, Sverdlovsk, Russia[12] 56.8417, 61.3225 (exact)

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References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 https://web.archive.org/web/20220524144827/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=488. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 https://web.archive.org/web/20220524151209/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=503. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20220815155740/https://pris.iaea.org/pris/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=484. Archived from the original on 2022-08-15. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20220522173315/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=451. Archived from the original on 2022-05-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230417032134/https://www.neimagazine.com/news/newspreparatory-work-begins-for-russias-beloyarsk-5-fast-reactor-10741414. Archived from the original on 2023-04-17. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/beloyarsk-planned-fast-neutron-bn-1200m-reactor-licence-issued. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221103215849/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BN-1200_reactor. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220405104611/https://www.neimagazine.com/news/newsrussia-defers-bn-1200-until-after-2035-7581968. Archived from the original on 2022-04-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220614070954/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beloyarsk_Nuclear_Power_Station. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220920062327/https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-o-s/russia-nuclear-power.aspx. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Beloyarskaya+Aes/@56.841667,61.3225,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x43c12247795b5a09:0xb391e6c0dbd52862!8m2!3d56.8419045!4d61.319496?hl=en. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/Beloyarskaya+Aes/@56.841667,61.3225,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x43c12247795b5a09:0xb391e6c0dbd52862!8m2!3d56.8419045!4d61.319496?hl=en,https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-o-s/russia-nuclear-power.aspx. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)