Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear power plant in Saratov Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nuclear power plant in Saratov Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Balakovo nuclear power station (Russian: Балаковская АЭС, romanized: Balakovskaya AES [ ]) is located in the city of Balakovo, Saratov Oblast, Russia, about 900 kilometres (560 mi) south-east of Moscow. It consists of four operational reactors; a fifth unit is still under construction. Owner and operator of the nuclear power station is Rosenergoatom.
Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant | |
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Country | Russia |
Coordinates | 52°5′28″N 47°57′19″E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | December 1, 1980 |
Commission date | May 23, 1986 |
Owner(s) | |
Operator(s) | Rosenergoatom |
Nuclear power station | |
Reactor type | VVER |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 4 x 1,000 MW |
Units under const. | 1 x 1,000 MW |
Nameplate capacity | 4,000 MW |
Capacity factor | 82.9% |
Annual net output | 29,062 GW·h |
External links | |
Website | Official website |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
Balakovo NPP participates in a twinning program between nuclear power stations in Europe and Russia; since 1990 it has been in partnership with Biblis Nuclear Power Plant.[1]
The Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant has four operating units:
Unit[2] | Reactor type | Net capacity |
Gross capacity |
Construction started |
Electricity grid |
Commercial operation |
Shutdown |
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Balakovo-1 | VVER-1000/320 | 950 MW | 1,000 MW | 1980-12-01 | 1985-12-28 | 1986-05-23 | 2045 planned |
Balakovo-2 | VVER-1000/320 | 950 MW | 1,000 MW | 1981-08-01 | 1987-10-08 | 1988-01-12 | 2043 planned[3] |
Balakovo-3 | VVER-1000/320 | 950 MW | 1,000 MW | 1982-11-01 | 1988-12-25 | 1989-04-08 | 2048 planned[4] |
Balakovo-4 | VVER-1000/320 | 950 MW | 1,000 MW | 1984-04-01 | 1993-05-12 | 1993-12-22 | 2053 planned |
Balakovo-5 | VVER-1000/320 | 950 MW | 1,000 MW | 1987-04-01 | - | - | Construction suspended 1992-12-28 |
Balakovo-6 | VVER-1000/320 | 950 MW | 1,000 MW | 1988-05-01 | - | - | Construction suspended 1992-12-28 |
In 2018 Rosatom announced it had developed a thermal annealing technique for reactor pressure vessels which ameliorates radiation damage and extends service life by between 15 and 30 years. This had been demonstrated on unit 1.[5]
On 27 June 1985 during startup of the first reactor unit, a human error (later attributed to inexperience and haste) unexpectedly opened a pressurizer relief valve, and 300 °C (572 °F) steam caused an explosion of the turbine and entered the staff work area. Fourteen people were killed.[6] This event is cited as one of the predecessors of the Chernobyl disaster.[7]
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