Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant

Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant
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CountryRussia
Coordinates54°09′58″N 33°14′21″E / 54.16611°N 33.23917°E / 54.16611; 33.23917
StatusOperational
Construction began1 October 1975
Commission date9 December 1982
Operator(s)Rosenergoatom
Nuclear power station
Reactor typeRBMK
Power generation
Units operational3 x 1,000 MW
Units cancelled1 x 1,000 MW
Nameplate capacity3,000 MW
Capacity factor~75% (total, cumulative up to 2018)[1][2][3]
External links
Websitewww.rosenergoatom.ru/en/npp/smolensk-npp/
CommonsRelated media on Commons

Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant (Russian: Смоленская АЭС []) is a nuclear power station in Russia. It is located in the Smolensk region, in Desnogorsk province, approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Smolensk, 115 kilometres (71 mi) from Bryansk and 320 kilometres (200 mi) from Moscow. Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant is the biggest power generating station in the north-western region of the united energy system of the Russian Federation. Smolensk NPP has an outer appearance similar to that of Chernobyl NPP units 3-4, as both are later generation RBMKs.

  1. ^ "PRIS – Reactor Details – Smolensk 1". pris.iaea.org. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  2. ^ "PRIS – Reactor Details – Smolensk 2". pris.iaea.org. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  3. ^ "PRIS – Reactor Details – Smolensk 3". pris.iaea.org. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

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