Kola nuclear power plant

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Kola nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Polyarnye Zori Urban Okrug, Murmansk Oblast, Russia.

Project Details

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

Unit name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1-1 Operating[1] 1973[1] 440 MW[1] Pressurized water reactor[1] VVER V-230[1] Rosatom [100%] (ГОСКОРПОРАЦИЯ "РОСАТОМ")[1] Rosenergoatom[1]
1-2 Operating[2] 1975[2] 440 MW[2] Pressurized water reactor[2] VVER V-230[2] Rosatom [100%] (ГОСКОРПОРАЦИЯ "РОСАТОМ")[2] Rosenergoatom[2]
1-3 Operating[3] 1982[3] 440 MW[3] Pressurized water reactor[3] VVER V-213[3] Rosatom [100%] (ГОСКОРПОРАЦИЯ "РОСАТОМ")[3] Rosenergoatom[3]
1-4 Operating[4] 1984[4] 440 MW[4] Pressurized water reactor[4] VVER V-213[4] Rosatom [100%] (ГОСКОРПОРАЦИЯ "РОСАТОМ")[4] Rosenergoatom[4]
2-1 Announced[5] 2035 (planned)[6] 600 MW[7] Pressurized water reactor[8] VVER 600[8] Rosatom [100%] (ГОСКОРПОРАЦИЯ "РОСАТОМ")[5] Rosenergoatom[5]
2-2 Announced[5] 2040 (planned)[9] 600 MW[7] Pressurized water reactor[8] VVER 600[8] Rosatom [100%] (ГОСКОРПОРАЦИЯ "РОСАТОМ")[5] Rosenergoatom[5]
2-3 Announced[5][10] 2040 (planned)[9] 600 MW[7] Pressurized water reactor[8] VVER 600[8][10] Rosatom [100%] (ГОСКОРПОРАЦИЯ "РОСАТОМ")[5]

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

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation
1-1 May 1, 1970[1] June 26, 1973[1] June 29, 1973[1] December 28, 1973[1]
1-2 May 1, 1970[2] November 30, 1974[2] December 9, 1974[2] February 21, 1975[2]
1-3 April 1, 1977[3] February 7, 1981[3] March 24, 1981[3] December 3, 1982[3]
1-4 August 1, 1976[4] October 7, 1984[4] October 11, 1984[4] December 6, 1984[4]
2-1 2028[8] 2035[6]
2-2 2040[9]
2-3 2040[9]

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

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1-1 411 MW[1] 411 MW[1] 1375 MWt[1]
1-2 411 MW[2] 411 MW[2] 1375 MWt[2]
1-3 411 MW[3] 411 MW[3] 1375 MWt[3]
1-4 411 MW[4] 411 MW[4] 1375 MWt[4]

Location

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

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1-1 Polyarnye Zori Urban Okrug, Murmansk Oblast, Russia[11] 67.4648, 32.4821 (exact)
1-2 Polyarnye Zori Urban Okrug, Murmansk Oblast, Russia[11] 67.4648, 32.4821 (exact)
1-3 Polyarnye Zori Urban Okrug, Murmansk Oblast, Russia[11] 67.4648, 32.4821 (exact)
1-4 Polyarnye Zori Urban Okrug, Murmansk Oblast, Russia[11] 67.4648, 32.4821 (exact)
2-1 Polyarnye Zori Urban Okrug, Murmansk Oblast, Russia[11] 67.4648, 32.4821 (exact)
2-2 Polyarnye Zori Urban Okrug, Murmansk Oblast, Russia[11] 67.4648, 32.4821 (exact)
2-3 Polyarnye Zori Urban Okrug, Murmansk Oblast, Russia[11] 67.4648, 32.4821 (exact)

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