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Kola Nuclear Power Plant
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The Kola Nuclear Power Plant (Russian: Кольская АЭС [pronunciationⓘ]), also known as Kolsk NPP or Kolskaya NPP, is a nuclear power plant located 12 km away from Polyarnye Zori, Murmansk Oblast in north-western Russia. If the floating nuclear power plant Akademik Lomonosov is excluded, it is the northernmost nuclear power plant housed in a fixed location structure.
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Country | Russia |
Location | near Polyarnye Zori, Murmansk Oblast |
Coordinates | 67°28′N 32°28′E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1970 |
Commission date | 28 December 1973 |
Operator(s) | Energoatom |
Nuclear power station | |
Reactor type | VVER |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 4 × 440 MW |
Nameplate capacity | 1,760 MW |
Capacity factor | 63.9% |
Annual net output | 9,846 GW·h |
External links | |
Website | kolanpp |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
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