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Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant

Coordinates: 51°16′30″N 39°12′0″E / 51.27500°N 39.20000°E / 51.27500; 39.20000
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Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant
Novovoronezh NPP
Map
Official name
  • Нововоронежская АЭС
CountryRussia
Coordinates51°16′30″N 39°12′0″E / 51.27500°N 39.20000°E / 51.27500; 39.20000
StatusOperational
Construction began1957
Commission dateSeptember 30, 1964
OperatorEnergoatom
Nuclear power station
Reactor type1 × VVER-210
1 × VVER-365
2 × VVER-440/179
1 × VVER-1000/187
Cooling towers7 × Natural Draft
Cooling sourceDon River
Power generation
Units operational1 × 417 MW
1 × 1000 MW
Units decommissioned1 × 210 MW
1 × 365 MW
1 × 417 MW
Nameplate capacity1417 MW
Capacity factor77.9%
Annual net output12,523 GW·h
External links
Websitewww.nvnpp.vrn.ru
CommonsRelated media on Commons
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The Novovoronezh nuclear power station (Russian: Нововоронежская АЭС [pronunciationⓘ]) is a nuclear power station close to Novovoronezh in Voronezh Oblast, central Russia. The power station 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.

History

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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 25 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]

As of 2018 unit 4 is undergoing modernisation work for a 15-year life extension, taking its operational life to 60 years. This involved annealing its reactor pressure vessel and using parts from the recently shutdown unit 3.[3]

Reactor data

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The Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant has five units:

Unit[4] Reactor type Net
capacity 		Gross
capacity 		Construction
started 		Electricity
Grid 		Commercial
Operation 		Shutdown
Novovoronezh-1 VVER-210 (prototype)[5] 197 MW 210 MW 1957-07-01 1964-09-30 1964-12-31 1988-02-16
Novovoronezh-2 VVER-365 (prototype)[5] 336 MW 365 MW 1964-06-01 1969-12-27 1970-04-14 1990-08-29
Novovoronezh-3 VVER-440/179 (prototype) 385 MW 417 MW 1967-07-01 1971-12-27 1972-06-29 2016-12-25
Novovoronezh-4 VVER-440/179 385 MW 417 MW 1967-07-01 1972-12-28 1973-03-24 2032 planned[6]
Novovoronezh-5 VVER-1000/187 (prototype) 950 MW 1,000 MW 1974-03-01 1980-05-31 1981-02-20 2035 planned[7]
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  • Unit 1 and 2
    Unit 1 and 2
  • Units 3 and 4
    Units 3 and 4
  • Unit 5
    Unit 5
  • Unit 5
    Unit 5
  • Entrance to the nuclear power plant
    Entrance to the nuclear power plant

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "New life of Novovoronezh 3". Nuclear Engineering International. 3 June 2002. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Modernization works begin at Russia's oldest VVER-1000". Nuclear Engineering International. 30 September 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Novovoronezh unit 4 completes upgrade". World Nuclear News. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  4. ^ Power Reactor Information System of the IAEA: „Russian Federation: Nuclear Power Reactors“
  5. ^ a b Energoatom - History of the Plant Archived 2009-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ 2017 Annual Report // RosEnergoAtom, p. 76
  7. ^ "Нововоронежская АЭС в 2016 году завершит эксплуатацию третьего энергоблока". 9 July 2012.
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