Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant II (NvNPPII) (russian Нововоронежская АЭС II []) is a Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n nuclear power plant

Nuclear power plant

A nuclear power plant is a thermal power station in which the heat source is one or more nuclear reactors. As in a conventional thermal power station the heat is used to generate steam which drives a steam turbine connected to a generator which produces electricity.Nuclear power plants are usually...

 currently under construction and expected to come online in 2012. It is being built on the same site as the present Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant

Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant

The Novovoronezh nuclear power station is a nuclear power station close to Novovoronezh in Voronezh Oblast, central Russia. The site was vital to the development of the VVER design; every unit built was essentially a prototype of its design...

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History

In 2006,, the Russian government legislated a nuclear expansion plan for 2007–2015. The plan aims to put two new nuclear reactors into operation each year from 2012. This decision provided impetus for the construction of NNPPII, which had been originally been mooted in 1999. On 20 June 2007 preparations began at the construction site. Construction starting ceremony was held on 12 July 2009.

Description

The power station will comprise two to four VVER-1200/392M reactors of the AES-2006 type. These reactors are the first of their kind. In 2012 Unit 1 will be added to the grid, with the second unit to be added a year later. Cost of the project is between 110 and 130 billion Rubles. The city of Novovoronezh is to provide housing for incoming NvNPP II construction workers. In early 2008 the first two apartment blocks were complete and ready to use.

Construction of the nuclear power plant is important because the existing Novovoronezh nuclear power plant is a focal point of the energy supply system. The power plant complex provides energy not only to Voronezh Oblast

Voronezh Oblast

Voronezh Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It was established on June 13, 1934.-Main rivers:*Don*Voronezh*Bityug*Khopyor-Economy:...

 but to Belgorod

Belgorod Oblast

Belgorod Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Belgorod. Population: 1,532,670 .-History:...

, Lipetsk

Lipetsk Oblast

Lipetsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia which was formed on January 6, 1954. Its administrative center is the city of Lipetsk...

 and Tambov

Tambov Oblast

Tambov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Tambov. Population: down from 1,178,443 recorded by the 2002 Census.Tambov Oblast is situated in forest steppe.-Birth rate:...

 territories as well.

Reactors

The Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant II will have four units:

Unit	Reactor type	Net capacity	Gross capacity	Construction started	Electricity Grid	Commercial Operation	Shutdown
Novovoronezh II-1	VVER-1200/392M (AES-2006)	1,114 MW Watt The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...	1,200 MW	24.06.2008	—	31.12.2012 (Planned)	—
Novovoronezh II-2	VVER-1200/392M (AES-2006)	1,114 MW	1,200 MW	12.07.2009	—	2013	—
Novovoronezh II-3	VVER-1200/392M (AES-2006)	1,114 MW	1,200 MW	—	—	—	—
Novovoronezh II-4	VVER-1200/392M (AES-2006)	1,114 MW	1,200 MW	—	—	—	—