Rostov Nuclear Power Plant
| Rostov Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
 Spray ponds and units 1 & 2 of the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant | |
  Location of Rostov Nuclear Power Plant in Russia | |
| Official name | Ростовская атомная электростанция |
| Country | Russia |
| Location | Volgodonsk |
| Coordinates | 47°35′57.63″N 42°22′18.76″E / 47.5993417°N 42.3718778°ECoordinates: 47°35′57.63″N 42°22′18.76″E / 47.5993417°N 42.3718778°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1977 |
| Commission date | 2001 |
| Operator(s) | Rosenergoatom |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | VVER-1000/320 |
| Reactor supplier | Atomstroyexport |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational |
2 x 1,000 MW, 1 x 1,070 MW |
| Make and model |
Kharkov Turbine Plant Electrosila |
| Units under const. | 1 x 1,070 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 3,070 MW |
|
Website Rostov NPP (english) | |
Rostov Nuclear Power Plant (Russian: Ростовская АЭС [
pronunciation ]), also known as Volgodonsk Nuclear Power Plant (Russian: Волгодонская АЭС [ pronunciation ]), 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.[1]
Construction of Rostov reactor No. 1 began in 1977 and operations began in 2001. Construction of reactor No. 2 commenced in 1983 and finished in 2009. Unit 3 was connected to the electrical grid for the first time in December 2015.[2] Unit 4 is under construction. Units No. 3 and 4 are (will be) an upgraded VVER-1000/320 subtype.[3]
Reactors
Four units are planned in total.[1]
| Unit | Reactor type | Net capacity |
Gross capacity |
Construction started |
Commercial Operation |
Shutdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rostov 1 | VVER-1000/320 | 950 MW | 1000 MW | 1 September 1981 | 25 December 2001 | - |
| Rostov 2 | VVER-1000/320 | 950 MW | 1000 MW | 1 May 1983 | 10 December 2010 | - |
| Rostov 3 | VVER-1000/320 | 1011 MW | 1070 MW | 2009 and earlier | 27 December 2015 | - |
| Rostov 4 | VVER-1000/320 | 1011 MW | 1070 MW | 2010 and earlier | (Plan 2017)[4] | - |
See also
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