Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant

Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant
Novovoronezh NPP
Official name	Нововоронежская АЭС
Country	Russia
Coordinates	51°16′30″N 39°12′0″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	1957
Commission date	September 30, 1964
Operator	Energoatom
Nuclear power station
Reactor type	1 × VVER-210 1 × VVER-365 2 × VVER-440/179 1 × VVER-1000/187
Cooling towers	7 × Natural Draft
Cooling source	Don River
Power generation
Units operational	1 × 417 MW 1 × 1000 MW
Units decommissioned	1 × 210 MW 1 × 365 MW 1 × 417 MW
Nameplate capacity	1417 MW
Capacity factor	77.9%
Annual net output	12,523 GW·h
External links
Website	www.nvnpp.vrn.ru
Commons	Related media on Commons

The Novovoronezh nuclear power station (Russian: Нововоронежская АЭС [pronunciation^ⓘ]) is a nuclear power station close to Novovoronezh in Voronezh Oblast, central Russia. The power station 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.

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-1	VVER-210 (prototype)[5]	197 MW	210 MW	1957-07-01	1964-09-30	1964-12-31	1988-02-16
Novovoronezh-2	VVER-365 (prototype)[5]	336 MW	365 MW	1964-06-01	1969-12-27	1970-04-14	1990-08-29
Novovoronezh-3	VVER-440/179 (prototype)	385 MW	417 MW	1967-07-01	1971-12-27	1972-06-29	2016-12-25
Novovoronezh-4	VVER-440/179	385 MW	417 MW	1967-07-01	1972-12-28	1973-03-24	2032 planned[6]
Novovoronezh-5	VVER-1000/187 (prototype)	950 MW	1,000 MW	1974-03-01	1980-05-31	1981-02-20	2035 planned[7]

Gallery

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  Unit 1 and 2
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  Units 3 and 4
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  Unit 5
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  Unit 5
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  Entrance to the nuclear power plant

See also

• Nuclear power in Russia

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. "Нововоронежская АЭС в 2016 году завершит эксплуатацию третьего энергоблока". 9 July 2012.

External links

• Official website