The Kalinin Nuclear Power Station (Russian: Калининская АЭС []) is located about 200 kilometres (120 mi) 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 Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Vladimir. In 2005 the nuclear power station fed 17.3 TWh (62,000 TJ) into the grid. The station's four 150 metres (490 ft) tall cooling towers are local landmarks. They were manufactured in 96 concrete sections each.
| Kalinin Nuclear Power Plant | |
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| Country | Russia |
| Coordinates | 57°54′20″N 35°03′37″E / 57.90556°N 35.06028°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1 February 1977 |
| Commission date | 12 June 1985 |
| Operator | Rosenergoatom |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | VVER |
| Cooling towers | 4 |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 x 1000 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 4,000 MW |
| Capacity factor | 57.4% |
| Annual net output | 20,106 GW·h |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
By March 2009 the containment structure of the new Kalinin Unit 4 reactor was nearly complete.[1] The reactor achieved its first criticality on 8 November 2011.
Reactor data
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The Kalinin Nuclear Power Plant has four units that all produce 950 MW, it is a fine sized power station. It is a VVER type reactor and is in Russia.
| Unit[2] | Reactor type | Net capacity |
Gross capacity |
Construction started |
Electricity Grid |
Commercial Operation |
Shutdown |
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| Kalinin – 1 | VVER-1000/338 | 950 MW | 1,000 MW | 1977/02/01 | 1984/05/09 | 1985/06/12 | 2025[3] |
| Kalinin – 2 | VVER-1000/338 | 950 MW | 1,000 MW | 1982/02/01 | 1986/12/03 | 1987/03/03 | 2038[4] |
| Kalinin – 3 | VVER-1000/320 | 950 MW | 1,000 MW | 1985/10/01 | 2004/12/16 | 2005/11/08 | 2034 |
| Kalinin – 4 | VVER-1000/320 | 950 MW | 1,000 MW | 1986/08/01 | 2011/11/24 | 2012/12/25 | 2041 |
See also
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References
edit- ^ Second layer of the reactor containment of the 4th unit of Kalinin NPP mounted, 13 March 2009, access date: 3 May 2009 Archived 2 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Power Reactor Information System of the IAEA: "Russian Federation: Nuclear Power Reactors"
- ^ "Ростехнадзор на 11 лет продлил срок эксплуатации энергоблока № 1 Калининской АЭС".
- ^ "Главные новости". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
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