Rivne Nuclear Power Plant
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The Rivne Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant in Kuznetsovsk
, Rivne Oblast
, Ukraine
.
It has four reactors:
Kuznetsovsk
Kuznetsovsk is a city in Rivne Oblast, Ukraine. Population is 40,872 . The mayor of Kuznetsovsk is S. Anoshchenko .The urban-type settlement was founded on 1973 as a company town of the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant. The new town was named in honor of the Soviet secret agent Nikolai Kuznetsov. The...
, Rivne Oblast
Rivne Oblast
Rivne Oblast is an oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Rivne. The area of the region is 20,100 km²; its population is 1.2 million...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
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It has four reactors:
| Station | Type | Net capacity | Initial criticality | Grid date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | VVER VVER The VVER, or WWER, is a series of pressurised water reactors originally developed by the Soviet Union, and now Russia, by OKB Gidropress. Power output ranges from 440 MWe to 1200 MWe with the latest Russian development of the design... -440/213 |
361 MWe MWE MWE may refer to:*Manufacturer's Weight Empty*McDermott Will & Emery*Midwest Express, an airline*Merowe Airport - IATA code*Multiword expressionMWe may refer to:*Megawatt electrical... |
Dec 1980 | Sep 1981 |
| Unit 2 | VVER-440/213 | 384 MWe | Dec 1981 | Jul 1982 |
| Unit 3 | VVER-1000/320 | 950 MWe | Nov 1986 | May 1987 |
| Unit 4 | VVER-1000/320 | 950 MWe | 1984 | Oct 2004 |
| Unit 5 (suspended plan) | VVER-1000/320 | 950 MWe | N/A | N/A |