Kursk Nuclear Power Plant
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The Nuclear power
station Kursk
(Russian: Курская АЭС []) is located in western Russia on the bank of the Seym River
about 40 kilometers west of the city of Kursk. The nearby town of Kurchatov
was founded when construction of the plant began. The plant feeds the grid for Kursk Oblast
and 19 other regions.
The reactors at the plant are the now obsolete RBMK
type, the same type used at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
. The plant was originally equipped with two reactors. Four more reactors were added between 1976 and 1985.
The Kursk Nuclear Power Plant and the neighbouring town of Kurchatov stood in for the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
and Pripyat for the production of the 1991 American television movie Chernobyl: The Final Warning
.
Nuclear power
Nuclear power is the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity. Nuclear power plants provide about 6% of the world's energy and 13–14% of the world's electricity, with the U.S., France, and Japan together accounting for about 50% of nuclear generated electricity...
station Kursk
Kursk
Kursk is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym Rivers. The area around Kursk was site of a turning point in the Russian-German struggle during World War II and the site of the largest tank battle in history...
(Russian: Курская АЭС []) is located in western Russia on the bank of the Seym River
Seym River
Seym is a river in Russia and Ukraine. Its length is 748 km and its basin area about 27,500 km². It is the largest tributary of the Desna....
about 40 kilometers west of the city of Kursk. The nearby town of Kurchatov
Kurchatov, Russia
Kurchatov is a town in Kursk Oblast, Russia, located on the Seym River west of Kursk. Population: Kurchatov was founded in 1968 due to the construction of the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant and granted town status in 1983. It was named after a Soviet physisist Igor Kurchatov.-External links:*...
was founded when construction of the plant began. The plant feeds the grid for Kursk Oblast
Kursk Oblast
Kursk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kursk.-Geography:The oblast occupies the southern slopes of the middle-Russian plateau, and its average elevation is from 177 to 225 meters . The surface is hilly, and intersected by ravines...
and 19 other regions.
The reactors at the plant are the now obsolete RBMK
RBMK
RBMK is an initialism for the Russian reaktor bolshoy moshchnosti kanalniy which means "High Power Channel-type Reactor", and describes a class of graphite-moderated nuclear power reactor which was built in the Soviet Union. The RBMK reactor was the type involved in the Chernobyl disaster...
type, the same type used at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant or Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant is a decommissioned nuclear power station near the city of Pripyat, Ukraine, northwest of the city of Chernobyl, from the Ukraine–Belarus border, and about north of Kiev. Reactor 4 was the site of the Chernobyl disaster in...
. The plant was originally equipped with two reactors. Four more reactors were added between 1976 and 1985.
The Kursk Nuclear Power Plant and the neighbouring town of Kurchatov stood in for the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant or Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant is a decommissioned nuclear power station near the city of Pripyat, Ukraine, northwest of the city of Chernobyl, from the Ukraine–Belarus border, and about north of Kiev. Reactor 4 was the site of the Chernobyl disaster in...
and Pripyat for the production of the 1991 American television movie Chernobyl: The Final Warning
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
Chernobyl: The Final Warning is a 1991 made for television movie. The film chronicles the Chernobyl disaster.-Cast of Characters:*Jon Voight as Dr. Robert Gale*Jason Robards as Dr. Armand Hammer*Sammi Davis as Yelena Mashenko...
.
Reactor data
The Kursk Nuclear Power Plant has six units and the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant II has one unit:| Unit | Reactortype | Net capacity |
Gross capacity |
Construction started |
Electricity Grid |
Commercial Operation |
Shutdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kursk 1 | RBMK-1000 | 925 MW | 1.000 MW | 01.06.1972 | 19.12.1976 | 12.10.1977 | 2021 planned |
| Kursk 2 | RBMK-1000 | 925 MW | 1.000 MW | 01.01.1973 | 28.01.1979 | 17.08.1979 | 2024 planned |
| Kursk 3 | RBMK-1000 | 925 MW | 1.000 MW | 01.04.1978 | 17.10.1983 | 30.03.1984 | 2013 planned |
| Kursk 4 | RBMK-1000 | 925 MW | 1.000 MW | 01.05.1981 | 02.12.1985 | 05.02.1986 | 2015 planned |
| Kursk 5 | RBMK-1000 | 925 MW | 1.000 MW | 01.12.1985 | 31.12.2010 planned | - | - |
| Kursk 6 | RBMK-1000 | 925 MW | 1.000 MW | 01.08.1986 | - | - | Construction cancelled on 1st December 1993 |
| Kursk II-1 | VVER-1200/491 VVER The VVER, or WWER, is a series of pressurised water reactors originally developed by the Soviet Union, and now Russia, by OKB Gidropress. Power output ranges from 440 MWe to 1200 MWe with the latest Russian development of the design... |
1000 MW | 1.170 MW | - | - | - | - |
External links
- Kursk NPP home page at Energoatom (English version).
- About Kursk NPP at Bellona FoundationBellona FoundationThe Bellona Foundation is a multi-disciplinary international environmental NGO based in Oslo, Norway. Founded in 1986 by Frederic Hauge and Rune Haaland as a direct action protest group, it has since blossomed into a recognized technology and solution-oriented environmental champion with offices on...
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