Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant II
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Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant II (NvNPPII; Russian: Нововоронежская АЭС II [pronunciationⓘ]) is a Russian nuclear power plant with two 1200 MW pressurized water reactors (VVER) located in Voronezh Oblast. The power plant is built on the same site as the present Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant.
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Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant II | |
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Official name | Нововоронежская АЭС II |
Country | Russia |
Location | Voronezh Oblast |
Coordinates | 51°15′53.964″N 39°12′41.22″E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | Unit 1: 24 June 2008 Unit 2: 12 July 2009 |
Commission date | Unit 1: 27 February 2017 Unit 2: 1 November 2019 |
Construction cost | ₽ 250 billion (2009) – between US$ 6.8 billion and US$ 8.7 billion at 2009 exchange rates |
Owner(s) | Rosenergoatom |
Operator(s) | Rosenergoatom |
Nuclear power station | |
Reactor type | VVER |
Reactor supplier | Atomstroyexport |
Cooling towers | 2 × Natural Draft |
Cooling source | Don River |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 1 × 1180 MW 1 × 1150 MW |
Make and model | VVER-1200/392M (AES-2006) |
Nameplate capacity | 2330 MW |
External links | |
Website | https://rosenergoatom.ru/en/npp/novovoronezh-npp/ |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
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Unit 1 started commercial operation in 2017, and was the first Generation III+ nuclear reactor in the world.[1][2] Unit 2 was connected to the grid in 2019.[3]