Nuclear power in Russia
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In 2010 total electricity generated in nuclear power plants in Russia
was 170.1 TWh, 16% of all power generation. The installed capacity of Russian nuclear reactor
s stood at 21,244 MW.
The Russian energy strategy of 2003 set a policy priority for reduction in natural gas
based power supply, aiming to achieve this through a doubling of nuclear power
generation by 2020. In 2006 the Federal Atomic Energy Agency
(Rosatom) announced targets for future nuclear power generation; providing 23% of electricity needs by 2020 and 25% by 2030.http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf45.html
Russia has made plans to increase the number of reactors in operation from 31 to 59. Old reactors will be maintained and upgraded, including RBMK
units similar to the reactors at Chernobyl
. China
and Russia agreed on further cooperation in the construction of nuclear power stations in October 2005.
In accord with legislation passed in 2001, all Russia
n civil reactors are operated by Energoatom. More recently in 2007 Russian Parliament adopted the law "On the peculiarities of the management and disposition of the property and shares of organizations using nuclear energy and on relevant changes to some legislative acts of the Russian Federation", which created Atomenergoprom
- a holding company for all Russian civil nuclear industry, including Energoatom, nuclear fuel producer and supplier TVEL
, uranium trader Tekhsnabexport
(Tenex) and nuclear facilities constructor Atomstroyexport
.
Through membership in the ITER
project, Russia is participating in the design of nuclear fusion
reactors.
The Russian government plans to allocate 127 billion rubles ($5.42 billion) to a federal program dedicated to the next generation of nuclear energy technology. About 1 trillion rubles ($42.7 billion) is to be allocated from the federal budget to nuclear power and industry development before 2015.
The Russian nuclear industry employs around 200,000 people.
1000 type, similar to the one at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
. Some of these RBMK reactors were originally to be shut down but have instead been given life extensions and uprated in output by about 5%. New safety systems have been added after the Chernobyl incident. The most dominant reactor line is the VVER
.
, will perform a 'stress test' on all its reactors "to judge their ability to withstand earthquakes more powerful than the original design anticipated".
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
was 170.1 TWh, 16% of all power generation. The installed capacity of Russian nuclear reactor
Nuclear reactor
A nuclear reactor is a device to initiate and control a sustained nuclear chain reaction. Most commonly they are used for generating electricity and for the propulsion of ships. Usually heat from nuclear fission is passed to a working fluid , which runs through turbines that power either ship's...
s stood at 21,244 MW.
The Russian energy strategy of 2003 set a policy priority for reduction in natural gas
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
based power supply, aiming to achieve this through a doubling of nuclear power
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...
generation by 2020. In 2006 the Federal Atomic Energy Agency
Federal Atomic Energy Agency
Rosatom Nuclear Energy State Corporation , is a State Corporation in Russia, the regulatory body of the Russian nuclear complex. It is headquartered in Moscow.- History :...
(Rosatom) announced targets for future nuclear power generation; providing 23% of electricity needs by 2020 and 25% by 2030.http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf45.html
Russia has made plans to increase the number of reactors in operation from 31 to 59. Old reactors will be maintained and upgraded, including 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...
units similar to the reactors at Chernobyl
Chernobyl
Chernobyl or Chornobyl is an abandoned city in northern Ukraine, in Kiev Oblast, near the border with Belarus. The city had been the administrative centre of the Chernobyl Raion since 1932....
. China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and Russia agreed on further cooperation in the construction of nuclear power stations in October 2005.
In accord with legislation passed in 2001, all Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n civil reactors are operated by Energoatom. More recently in 2007 Russian Parliament adopted the law "On the peculiarities of the management and disposition of the property and shares of organizations using nuclear energy and on relevant changes to some legislative acts of the Russian Federation", which created Atomenergoprom
Atomenergoprom
Atomenergoprom is a 100% state-owned holding company that unites Russian civil nuclear industry. It is a part of the Rosatom State corporation.-History:...
- a holding company for all Russian civil nuclear industry, including Energoatom, nuclear fuel producer and supplier TVEL
TVEL
TVEL is a Russian nuclear fuel cycle company headquartered in Moscow. It belongs to the Atomenergoprom holding company. Chairman of the board of directors is Alexander Lokshin. The acting President is Yuri Olenin.-Activities:...
, uranium trader Tekhsnabexport
Tekhsnabexport
Tekhsnabexport is a state owned Russian company founded in 1963 which trades uranium fuel and fuel processing services abroad .It carries out export of goods and services, produced by enterprises of the Atomenergoprom, including nuclear materials, and technological, medical and other equipment...
(Tenex) and nuclear facilities constructor Atomstroyexport
Atomstroyexport
Atomstroyexport is the Russian Federation's nuclear power equipment and service export monopoly. It belongs to Atomenergoprom holding with 49.8% of shares owned by Gazprombank...
.
Through membership in the ITER
ITER
ITER is an international nuclear fusion research and engineering project, which is currently building the world's largest and most advanced experimental tokamak nuclear fusion reactor at Cadarache in the south of France...
project, Russia is participating in the design of nuclear fusion
Nuclear fusion
Nuclear fusion is the process by which two or more atomic nuclei join together, or "fuse", to form a single heavier nucleus. This is usually accompanied by the release or absorption of large quantities of energy...
reactors.
The Russian government plans to allocate 127 billion rubles ($5.42 billion) to a federal program dedicated to the next generation of nuclear energy technology. About 1 trillion rubles ($42.7 billion) is to be allocated from the federal budget to nuclear power and industry development before 2015.
The Russian nuclear industry employs around 200,000 people.
Reactors in operation
Eleven of Russia's reactors are of the RBMKRBMK
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...
1000 type, similar to the one at 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...
. Some of these RBMK reactors were originally to be shut down but have instead been given life extensions and uprated in output by about 5%. New safety systems have been added after the Chernobyl incident. The most dominant reactor line is the VVER
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...
.
| Name | Location | Type | Capacity, MWe | Operational | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obninskaya Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant Obninsk Nuclear Power Station, , was built in the "Science City" of Obninsk, about 110 km southwest of Moscow. It was the first civilian nuclear power station in the world... |
Obninsk Obninsk Obninsk is a city in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located southwest of Moscow. Population: Obninsk is one of the major Russian science cities. The first nuclear power plant in the world for the large-scale production of electricity opened here on June 27, 1954, and it also doubled as a training... |
AM-1 | 5 | 1954–2002 | |
| Sibirskaya | Seversk Seversk Seversk is a closed city in Tomsk Oblast, Russia, located northwest of Tomsk on the right bank of the Tom River. Population: Founded in 1949, it was known as Pyaty Pochtovy until 1954 and as Tomsk-7 until 1992. Town status was granted to it in 1956.The current Chair of the City Duma and Mayor... |
EI-2 | 100 | 1958–1990 | |
| ADE-3 | 1961–1992 | ||||
| ADE-4 | 1963–2008 | ||||
| ADE-5 | 1965–2008 | ||||
| Beloyarskaya Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Station The Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Station , was the second of the then Soviet Union's nuclear plants. It is situated by Zarechny in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Zarechny township was created to service the station, which is named after the Beloyarsky District... |
Zarechny Zarechny Zarechny , Zarechnaya , or Zarechnoye may refer to:*Zarechny , name of several inhabited localities in Russia... |
AMB-100 | 100 | 1964–1981 | |
| AMB-200 | 200 | 1967–1989 | |||
| BN-600 BN-600 reactor The BN-600 reactor is a sodium-cooled fast breeder reactor, built at the Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Station, in Zarechny, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Designed to generate electrical power of 600 MW in total, the plant dispatches 560 MW to the Middle Urals power grid... |
600 | 1980– | |||
| BN-800 | 800 | under construction | |||
| Novovoronezhskaya | Novovoronezh Novovoronezh Novovoronezh is a town in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Don River south of Voronezh. The Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant is located there. Population: -External links:**... |
VVER 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... |
210 | 1964–1984 | |
| VVER 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... |
365 | 1969–1990 | |||
| VVER | 417 | 1971– | |||
| VVER | 417 | 1972– | |||
| VVER | 1000 | 1980– | |||
| Novovoronezhskaya II | Novovoronezh Novovoronezh Novovoronezh is a town in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Don River south of Voronezh. The Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant is located there. Population: -External links:**... |
VVER | 1170 | under construction | |
| Dimitrovgradskaya Research Institute of Atomic Reactors The Research Institute of Atomic Reactors is an institute for nuclear reactor research in Dimitrovgrad in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia. The institute houses eight nuclear research reactors: SM, Arbus , MIR.M1, RBT-6, RBT-10 / 1, RBT-10 / 2, BOR-60 and VK-50.-External links:* *... |
Dimitrovgrad Dimitrovgrad, Russia Dimitrovgrad is a city in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshoy Cheremshan River. Population: -History:It was founded in the beginning of the 18th century as a village for workers of the local distillery, which was closed in 1848. As of 1897, its population was 8,500, and in 1919... |
BOR-60 | 12 | 1968– | |
| Leningradskaya Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant located in the town of Sosnovy Bor in Russia's Leningrad Oblast, on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, some to the west of the city centre of Saint Petersburg. It consists of four nuclear reactors of RBMK-1000 type. These reactors... |
Sosnovy Bor | 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... |
1000 | 1973– | |
| RBMK | 1000 | 1975– | |||
| RBMK | 1000 | 1979– | |||
| RBMK | 1000 | 1981– | |||
| Kolskaya Kola Nuclear Power Plant The Kola Nuclear Power Plant also known as Kolsk NPP or Kolskaya NPP, is a nuclear power plant in northern Russia.- History :The Phase 1 at the Kola NPP went online in 1973 and 1974, respectively, and are part of Russia’s first generation of PWR reactors . The Phase 2 The Kola Nuclear Power Plant... |
Polyarnye Zori Polyarnye Zori Polyarnye Zori is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Niva River, Lake Imandra, and Lake Pinozero south of Murmansk. Population:... |
VVER | 440 | 1973– | |
| VVER | 440 | 1974– | |||
| VVER | 440 | 1981– | |||
| VVER | 440 | 1984– | |||
| Bilibinskaya Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant The Bilibino Nuclear power plant is a power plant in Bilibino, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. The plant is equipped with four EGP-6 reactors. The plant is the smallest and the northernmost operating nuclear power plant in the world.-External links:**... |
Bilibino Bilibino Bilibino is a town and gold-mining center in Bilibinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located at the confluence of the Karalve'em and the Bolshoy Keperve'em Rivers north-west of Anadyr. It is the second largest town in Chukotka... |
EGP | 12 | 1974– | combined heat and power production |
| EGP | 12 | 1974– | |||
| EGP | 12 | 1975– | |||
| EGP | 12 | 1976– | |||
| Kurskaya Kursk Nuclear Power Plant The Nuclear power station Kursk 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... |
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:*... |
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... |
1000 | 1976– | |
| RBMK | 1000 | 1979– | |||
| RBMK | 1000 | 1983– | |||
| RBMK | 1000 | 1985– | |||
| Smolenskaya Smolensk nuclear power plant Nuclear power station Smolensk is a nuclear power station in Russia. It is located in the Smolensk region, in Desnogorsk province, approximately 100 km from Smolensk, 120 km from Bryansk and 320 km from Moscow... |
Desnogorsk Desnogorsk Desnogorsk is a town in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Desna River southeast of Smolensk. Population: It was founded as a settlement around the Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant in 1974. It was granted town status in 1989.... |
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... |
1000 | 1982– | |
| RBMK | 1000 | 1985– | |||
| RBMK | 1000 | 1990– | |||
| Kalininskaya Kalinin Nuclear Power Plant The Kalinin Nuclear Power Station is located about north west of Moscow, in Tver Oblast near the town of Udomlya. Owner and operator of the plant is the state enterprise Rosenergoatom. Kalinin Nuclear Power Station supplies the majority of electricity in the Tver region and additionally serves... |
Udomlya Udomlya Udomlya is a town and the administrative center of Udomelsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia, located north of Tver, on the Rybinsk–Bologoye railway. Population:... |
VVER 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 | 1984– | |
| VVER | 1000 | 1986– | |||
| VVER | 1000 | 2004– | |||
| VVER | 1000 | under construction | |||
| Balakovskaya Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant -External links:* – website in English* – website in Russian and English* – International environmental organization... |
Balakovo Balakovo -Twin towns/sister cities:Balakovo is twinned with: Pabianice, Poland Trnava, Slovakia Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States Baku, Azerbaijan-References:... |
VVER 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 | 1985– | |
| VVER | 1000 | 1987– | |||
| VVER | 1000 | 1988– | |||
| VVER | 1000 | 1993– | |||
| Volgodonskaya Volgodonsk Nuclear Power Plant Rostov Nuclear Power Plant , also known as Volgodonsk Nuclear Power Plant , is a Russian nuclear power plant located on the left bank of the Tsimlyansk reservoir in the lower stream of the Don River near Volgodonsk, Rostov Oblast.... |
Volgodonsk Volgodonsk Volgodonsk is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located in the eastern part of the oblast on the west bank of the Tsimlyansk Reservoir. Population: 28,000 .-History:... |
VVER 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 | 2001– | |
| VVER | 1000 | 2009- | |||
Nuclear power reactors under construction
| Reactor | Type | MWe net, each | Will be commercially operational |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volgodonsk-3 | VVER 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 |
950 | 2014 |
| Kalinin-4 Kalinin Nuclear Power Plant The Kalinin Nuclear Power Station is located about north west of Moscow, in Tver Oblast near the town of Udomlya. Owner and operator of the plant is the state enterprise Rosenergoatom. Kalinin Nuclear Power Station supplies the majority of electricity in the Tver region and additionally serves... |
VVER 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 |
950 | 2011 |
| Beloyarsk-4 | FBR (BN-800) | 750 | 2012 |
| Novovoronezh II-1 Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant II Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant II is a Russian nuclear power plant currently under construction and expected to come online in 2012. It is being built on the same site as the present Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant.- History :In 2006,, the Russian government legislated a nuclear expansion plan... |
VVER 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... -1200/V491 (AES-2006) |
1085 | 2012 |
| Leningrad II-1 & II-2 | VVER 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... -1200 |
1100/1200 | 2012, 2013 |
| Baltiiskaya 1 Kaliningrad Nuclear Power Plant The Kaliningrad Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant under construction 13 kilometers south-east of Neman, in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia... |
VVER-1200 | 1200 | 2015 |
| Total: 6 | 5225 MWe |
Proposed new reactors
Plans for proposed reactors may have been superseded, suspended or cancelled. This is particularly the case for new capacity.| Reactor | Type | MWe net, each | Start-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Replacement capacity | |||
| Novovoronezh NPP-II 2 Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant II Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant II is a Russian nuclear power plant currently under construction and expected to come online in 2012. It is being built on the same site as the present Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant.- History :In 2006,, the Russian government legislated a nuclear expansion plan... |
VVER 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 |
950 | 2016 |
| Kursk NPP-2 1&2 Kursk Nuclear Power Plant The Nuclear power station Kursk 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... |
VVER 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... -1200 |
1150 | 2016, 2019 |
| Balakovo 5&6 Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant -External links:* – website in English* – website in Russian and English* – International environmental organization... |
VVER-1200 | 950 | ? |
| New capacity | |||
| Baltiiskaya 2 Kaliningrad Nuclear Power Plant The Kaliningrad Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant under construction 13 kilometers south-east of Neman, in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia... |
VVER-1200 | 1150 | 2020 |
| Seversk NPP 1&2 | VVER-1200 | 1150 | 2015, 2017 |
| Central (Kostroma) 1&2 | VVER-1200 | 1170 | ? |
| South Ural 1, 2 | VVER-1200 | 1170 | 2016, 2019 |
| Bashkira 1 | VVER-1200 | 950 | 2012 |
| North-west 1 | VK-300 | 300 | 2011 |
| Smolensk 4 Smolensk nuclear power plant Nuclear power station Smolensk is a nuclear power station in Russia. It is located in the Smolensk region, in Desnogorsk province, approximately 100 km from Smolensk, 120 km from Bryansk and 320 km from Moscow... |
VVER-1000 | 950 | 2012 |
| North-west 2 | VK-300 | 300 | 2013 |
| Kola 2 Kola Nuclear Power Plant The Kola Nuclear Power Plant also known as Kolsk NPP or Kolskaya NPP, is a nuclear power plant in northern Russia.- History :The Phase 1 at the Kola NPP went online in 1973 and 1974, respectively, and are part of Russia’s first generation of PWR reactors . The Phase 2 The Kola Nuclear Power Plant... |
? | 440-640 | 2013 |
| Bashkira 2 | VVER-1000 | 950 | 2014 |
| Volgodonsk 4 | VVER-1000 | 950 | 2016 |
| Tatar 1 | VVER-1000 | 950 | 2016 |
| Smolensk NPP-2 1&2 Smolensk nuclear power plant Nuclear power station Smolensk is a nuclear power station in Russia. It is located in the Smolensk region, in Desnogorsk province, approximately 100 km from Smolensk, 120 km from Bryansk and 320 km from Moscow... |
VVER-1000 | 950 | 2017, 2019 |
| Tatar 2 | VVER-1000 | 950 | 2018 |
| Novovoronezh 7 Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant The Novovoronezh nuclear power station is a nuclear power station close to Novovoronezh in Voronezh Oblast, central Russia. The site was vital to the development of the VVER design; every unit built was essentially a prototype of its design... |
VVER-1000 | 950 | 2016 |
| Bashkira 3&4 | VVER-1500 | 1500 | 2018, 2020 |
| Leningrad NPP-2, 3-6 | VVER-1500 | 1500 | to 2021 |
| Tatar 3 | VVER-1500 | 1500 | 2020 |
| Beloyarsk 5 | BREST | 300 | 2020 |
| Kursk 6 Kursk Nuclear Power Plant The Nuclear power station Kursk 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... |
VVER-1000? | ? | ? |
Safety
Russia, responding to the 2011 Japanese nuclear accidents2011 Japanese nuclear accidents
This is a list of articles describing aspects of the nuclear shut-downs, failures, and nuclear meltdowns triggered by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.-Fukushima nuclear power plants:* Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant...
, will perform a 'stress test' on all its reactors "to judge their ability to withstand earthquakes more powerful than the original design anticipated".
See also
- Energy policy of RussiaEnergy policy of RussiaThe Energy policy of Russia is contained in an Energy Strategy document, which sets out policy for the period up to 2020. In 2000 the Russian government approved the main provisions of the Russian energy strategy to 2020, and in 2003 the new Russian energy strategy was confirmed by the government...
- Rosatom
- Nuclear energy policyNuclear energy policyNuclear energy policy is a national and international policy concerning some or all aspects of nuclear energy, such as mining for nuclear fuel, extraction and processing of nuclear fuel from the ore, generating electricity by nuclear power, enriching and storing spent nuclear fuel and nuclear fuel...