Beloyarsk nuclear power plant

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Beloyarsk nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in gorodskoy okrug Zarechnyy, Sverdlovsk Oblast, 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%][3] Rosenergoatom[3]
4 Operating[4] 2016[4] 885 MW[4] Fast breeder reactor[4] BN-800[4] Rosatom [100%][4] Rosenergoatom[4]
5 Pre-construction[5] 2035 (planned)[6] 1200 MW[5] Fast breeder reactor[7] BN-1200M[5] Rosatom [100%][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 2026[6] 2035[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 Oblast, Russia[11] 56.8417, 61.3225 (exact)
2 gorodskoy okrug Zarechnyy, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia[11] 56.8417, 61.3225 (exact)
3 gorodskoy okrug Zarechnyy, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia[11] 56.8417, 61.3225 (exact)
4 gorodskoy okrug Zarechnyy, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia[11] 56.8417, 61.3225 (exact)
5 gorodskoy okrug Zarechnyy, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia[11] 56.8417, 61.3225 (exact)
6 gorodskoy okrug Zarechnyy, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia[12] 56.8417, 61.3225 (exact)

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