Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant

The Novovoronezh nuclear power station (Russian: Нововоронежская АЭС [pronunciation ]) 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. On this site is built the Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant II.

Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant
Novovoronezh NPP
CountryRussia
Coordinates51°16′30″N 39°12′0″E
StatusOperational
Construction began1957
Commission dateSeptember 30, 1964
Operator(s)Energoatom
Nuclear power station
Reactor type1 × VVER-210
1 × VVER-365
2 × VVER-440/179
1 × VVER-1000/187
Cooling towers7 × Natural Draft
Cooling sourceDon River
Power generation
Units operational1 × 417 MW
1 × 1000 MW
Units decommissioned1 × 210 MW
1 × 365 MW
1 × 417 MW
Nameplate capacity1417 MW
Capacity factor77.9%
Annual net output12,523 GW·h
External links
Websitewww.nvnpp.vrn.ru
CommonsRelated media on Commons

History

In 2002 Novovoronezh-3 was modernised and life extended, including new safety systems.[1]

In 2010 Novovoronezh-5 was shut down for modernization to extend its operating life for an additional 25 years, the first VVER-1000 to undergo such an operating life extension. The works include the modernization of management, protection and emergency systems, and improvement of security and radiation safety systems.[2]

As of 2018 unit 4 is undergoing modernisation work for a 15-year life extension, taking its operational life to 60 years. This involved annealing its reactor pressure vessel and using parts from the recently shutdown unit 3.[3]

Reactor data

The Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant has five units:

Unit[4] Reactor type Net
capacity		 Gross
capacity		 Construction
started		 Electricity
Grid		 Commercial
Operation		 Shutdown
Novovoronezh-1VVER-210 (prototype)[5]197 MW210 MW1957-07-011964-09-301964-12-311988-02-16
Novovoronezh-2VVER-365 (prototype)[5]336 MW365 MW1964-06-011969-12-271970-04-141990-08-29
Novovoronezh-3VVER-440/179385 MW417 MW1967-07-011971-12-271972-06-292016-12-25
Novovoronezh-4VVER-440/179385 MW417 MW1967-07-011972-12-281973-03-242032 planned[6]
Novovoronezh-5VVER-1000/187 (prototype)950 MW1,000 MW1974-03-011980-05-311981-02-202035 planned[7]
  • Unit 1 and 2
  • Units 3 and 4
  • Unit 5
  • Unit 5
  • Entrance to the nuclear power plant

See also

References
  1. "New life of Novovoronezh 3". Nuclear Engineering International. 3 June 2002. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. "Modernization works begin at Russia's oldest VVER-1000". Nuclear Engineering International. 30 September 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  3. "Novovoronezh unit 4 completes upgrade". World Nuclear News. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  4. Power Reactor Information System of the IAEA: „Russian Federation: Nuclear Power Reactors“
  5. Energoatom - History of the Plant Archived 2009-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
  6. 2017 Annual Report // RosEnergoAtom, p. 76
  7. http://www.atomic-energy.ru/news/2012/07/09/34684


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