Rostov Nuclear Power Plant (Russian: Ростовская АЭС [ⓘ]), also known as Volgodonsk Nuclear Power Plant (Russian: Волгодонская АЭС [ⓘ]), is a Russian nuclear power plant located on the left bank of the Tsimlyansk reservoir in the lower stream of the Don River near Volgodonsk, Rostov Oblast.[1]
| Rostov Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
 Spray ponds and units 1 & 2 of the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant | |
 | |
| Official name | Ростовская атомная электростанция |
| Country | Russia |
| Location | Volgodonsk |
| Coordinates | 47°35′57.63″N 42°22′18.76″E / 47.5993417°N 42.3718778°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1977 |
| Commission date | 2001 |
| Operator(s) | Rosenergoatom |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | VVER-1000/320 |
| Reactor supplier | Atomstroyexport |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 3 x 1,000 MW, 1 x 1,030 MW |
| Make and model | Kharkov Turbine Plant Electrosila |
| Nameplate capacity | 4,030 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | Rostov NPP (english) |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Construction of Rostov reactor No. 1 began in 1977 and operations began in 2001. Construction of reactor No. 2 commenced in 1983 and finished in 2010. Unit 3 was connected to the electrical grid for the first time in December 2015.[1] Unit 4 underwent first criticality on 7 December 2017,[2] and put into commercial operation on 28 September 2018.[3] Units No. 3 and 4 are of an upgraded VVER-1000/320 subtype.[4]
The post-Soviet Union revival of the nuclear industry of Russia took place at Rostov in the early 2000s, with the completion of the building of unit 2 in 2010, unit 3 in 2015 and unit 4 in 2017. Unit 4 was the last VVER-1000/V-320 reactor built.[5]
Reactors edit
| Unit | Reactor type | Net capacity |
Gross capacity |
Construction started |
Commercial Operation |
Shutdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rostov 1 | VVER-1000/320 | 950 MW | 1000 MW | 1 September 1981 | 25 December 2001 | - |
| Rostov 2 | VVER-1000/320 | 950 MW | 1000 MW | 1 May 1983 | 10 December 2010 | - |
| Rostov 3 [6] | VVER-1000/320 | 950 MW | 1000 MW | 15 September 2009 | 17 September 2015 | - |
| Rostov 4 [7] | VVER-1000/320 | 1011 MW | 1030 MW | 16 June 2010 | 28 September 2018[3] | - |
Incidents edit
On 21 October, 2021, Unit Two at the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant activated emergency shutdown procedures and put on maintenance mode, because of a steam leak.[8] On 31 December 2022 A fire broke out at a substation killing one person.[citation needed]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Unit 3 of Russia's Rostov plant joined to grid". World Nuclear News. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Russia starts up Rostov 4 reactor". Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Russia's Rostov 4 begins commercial operation - Nuclear Engineering International". www.neimagazine.com. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ Rostov NPP: Rostechnadzor issued a license for construction of units number 3 and 4 (Russian)[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Russia's Rostov 4 begins commercial operation". Nuclear Engineering International. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=506 IAEA ROSTOV-3
- ^ https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=507 IAEA ROSTOV-4
- ^ "Steam Leak Detected at Rostov Nuclear Plant - October 21, 2021". Daily News Brief. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.