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Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant
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The Novovoronezh nuclear power station (Russian: Нововоронежская АЭС [ⓘ]) 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.
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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]
On 7 October 2025, a drone struck a cooling tower at the Novovoronezh NPP. The drone strike detonation “left a dark mark on the cooling tower”. Believed to be a Ukrainian drone suppressed by Russian Electronic Warfare. Ukraine didn’t respond to the allegation.[4]
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Reactor data
The Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant has five units:
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Unit 1 and 2
Units 3 and 4
Unit 5
Unit 5
Entrance to the nuclear power plant
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