Kalinin Nuclear Power Plant

Kalinin Nuclear Power Plant
Country	Russia
Coordinates	57°54′20″N 35°03′37″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	February 1, 1977
Commission date	June 12, 1985
Operator(s)	Rosenergoatom
Reactor information
Reactors operational	4 x 1000 MW
Power generation information
Annual generation	20,106 GW·h
Net generation	261,722 GW·h
As of July 22, 2007

The Kalinin Nuclear Power Station (Russian: Калининская АЭС [ pronunciation ]) is located about 200 kilometres (120 mi) north west of Moscow, in Tver Oblast near the town of Udomlya. Owner and operator of the plant is the state enterprise Rosenergoatom. Kalinin Nuclear Power Station supplies the majority of electricity in the Tver region and additionally serves Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Vladimir. In 2005 the nuclear power station fed 17.3 TWh (62,000 TJ) into the grid. The station's four 150 metres (490 ft) tall cooling towers are local landmarks. They were manufactured in 96 concrete sections each.

By March 2009 the containment structure of the new Kalinin Unit 4 reactor was nearly complete. The reactor achieved its first criticality on November 8th, 2011.

Reactor data

The Kalinin Nuclear Power Plant has four units:

Unit	Reactor type	Net capacity	Gross capacity	Construction started	Electricity Grid	Commercial Operation	Shutdown
Kalinin - 1	VVER-1000/338	950 MW	1,000 MW	1977/02/01	1984/05/09	1985/06/12	2014
Kalinin - 2	VVER-1000/338	950 MW	1,000 MW	1982/02/01	1986/12/03	1987/03/03	2016
Kalinin - 3	VVER-1000/320	950 MW	1,000 MW	1985/10/01	2004/12/16	2005/11/08	2043
Kalinin - 4	VVER-1000/320	950 MW	1,000 MW	1986/08/01	2011/12/12	-	-

See also

• Nuclear power in Russia
• Russian nuclear plant map

External links

• The Kalinin NPP