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Kursk Nuclear Power Plant | |
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Kursk I RBMK with the incomplete blocks 5 and 6 in the foreground | |
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Official name |
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Country | Russia |
Coordinates | 51°40′35″N 35°36′23″E / 51.67639°N 35.60639°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1 June 1972 |
Commission date | 12 October 1977 |
Owner(s) | Rosatom |
Operator(s) | Rosenergoatom |
Nuclear power station | |
Reactor type | RBMK-1000 |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 3 × 1,000 MW |
Nameplate capacity | 3,000 MW |
Capacity factor | 65.0% |
Annual net output | 22,760 GW·h |
External links | |
Website | Kursk NPP |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Kursk Nuclear Power Plant[a] is a nuclear power plant 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.
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