Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant
Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant (Russian: Ленинградская атомная электростанция; Ленинградская АЭС Leningradskaya atomnaya elektrostantsiya; Leningradskaya AES (ⓘ)) is a nuclear power plant located in the town of Sosnovy Bor in Russia's Leningrad Oblast, on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, some 70 kilometres (43 mi) to the west of the city centre of Saint Petersburg.
| Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
Site of the Leningrad I RBMK Nuclear Power Plant | |
| Country | Russia |
| Location | Sosnovy Bor, Leningrad Oblast |
| Coordinates | 59°51′09″N 29°02′55″E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1 March 1970 |
| Commission date | 1 November 1974 |
| Decommission date | 21 December 2018 (Unit 1) 10 November 2020 (Unit 2) |
| Owner(s) | Rosenergoatom |
| Operator(s) | |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactors | 4 |
| Reactor type | RBMK-1000 |
| Reactor supplier | Atomstroyexport |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 2 × 925 MW |
| Units decommissioned | 2 × 925 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 1850 MW |
| Capacity factor | 60.5% |
| Annual net output | 21,208 GW·h |
| External links | |
| Website | rosenergoatom |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Leningrad NPP was the first power station in Russia to operate the RBMK type of reactor. Despite its age, in 2012 and 2013 the Leningrad NPP took the third place in the annual contest for the Best Nuclear Power Plants of the Year. The plant has four nuclear reactors of the RBMK-1000 type, all of which are first generation units similar to that of Kursk and Chernobyl units 1 and 2. Each unit has a separate reactor building but the turbine hall is shared between 2 reactors. In 2008, construction started on Leningrad II with 2 VVER-1200 type reactors. They will eventually replace the RBMK units as they are shut down due to age.
From May 2012 to December 2013, Unit 1 was offline while repairs were made related to some deformed graphite moderator blocks.