Smolensk nuclear power plant

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Smolensk nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Roslavlsky District, Smolensk Oblast, Russia.

Project Details

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

Unit name	Status	Commissioning year	Retirement year	Cancellation year	Nameplate capacity	Reactor type	Model	Owner	Operator
1-1	Operating	1983	2034 (planned)	–	1000 MW	Light water graphite reactor	RBMK-1000	Rosatom	Rosenergoatom
1-2	Operating	1985	2034 (planned)	–	1000 MW	Light water graphite reactor	RBMK-1000	Rosatom	Rosenergoatom
1-3	Operating	1990	2034 (planned)	–	1000 MW	Light water graphite reactor	RBMK-1000	Rosatom	Rosenergoatom
1-4	Cancelled	–	–	1993	1000 MW	Light water graphite reactor	RBMK-1000	Rosatom	Rosenergoatom
2-1	Pre-construction	2033 (planned)	–	–	1250 MW	Pressurized water reactor	VVER-TOI	Rosatom	Rosenergoatom
2-2	Pre-construction	2033 (planned)	–	–	1250 MW	Pressurized water reactor	VVER-TOI	Rosatom	Rosenergoatom
2-3	Announced	–	–	–	1250 MW	Pressurized water reactor	VVER-TOI	Rosatom	Rosenergoatom
2-4	Announced	–	–	–	1250 MW	Pressurized water reactor	VVER-TOI	Rosatom	Rosenergoatom

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

Unit name	Construction start	First criticality (more info)	First grid connection	Commercial operation
1-1	October 1, 1975	September 10, 1982	December 9, 1982	September 30, 1983
1-2	June 1, 1976	April 9, 1985	May 31, 1985	July 2, 1985
1-3	May 1, 1984	December 29, 1989	January 17, 1990	October 12, 1990
1-4	October 1, 1984	–	–	–

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

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Unit name	Reference net capacity	Design net capacity	Thermal capacity
1-1	925 MW	925 MW	3200 MWt
1-2	925 MW	925 MW	3200 MWt
1-3	925 MW	925 MW	3200 MWt
1-4	–	925 MW	–

Location

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

Unit name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
1-1	Roslavlsky District, Smolensk Oblast, Russia	54.1658, 33.2358 (exact)
1-2	Roslavlsky District, Smolensk Oblast, Russia	54.1658, 33.2358 (exact)
1-3	Roslavlsky District, Smolensk Oblast, Russia	54.1658, 33.2358 (exact)
1-4	Roslavlsky District, Smolensk Oblast, Russia	54.1658, 33.2358 (exact)
2-1	Pyatidvorka, Smolensk Oblast, Russia	54.22371, 33.1967 (approximate)
2-2	Pyatidvorka, Smolensk Oblast, Russia	54.22371, 33.1967 (approximate)
2-3	Pyatidvorka, Smolensk Oblast, Russia	54.22371, 33.1967 (approximate)
2-4	Pyatidvorka, Smolensk Oblast, Russia	54.22371, 33.1967 (approximate)

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