Dukovany Nuclear Power Station

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Dukovany Nuclear Power Station
Dukovany Nuclear Power Station
Country	Czech Republic
Operator	CEZ Group
Built	1970
Reactors
Reactor type	VVER 440
Reactors active	4 (1,808 MW)
Power
Capacity	MW
Total power generation in 2007	13,396 GWh
Average annual generation (last 5 yrs)	12,812 GWh
Net generation	279,193 GWh
Other details
Cost	Kč 25 billion
Website The Dukovany Nuclear Power Station
As of December 18, 2007

The Dukovany Nuclear Power Station is a nuclear power plant (NPP) in Dukovany, a village in Moravia in the Czech Republic.

It was the first NPP in the Czech Republic and is situated 30 km from the city of Třebíč, near Dalešice waterworks, where the NPP receives its water supply. Construction of the NPP began in 1970 when Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union ratified a contract for construction of two NPPs. From 1985 to 1987, four power units with pressurized water reactors were commissioned. All four are still in operation. In 1994, a tourist centre was opened at the site. In 2005, Unit 3 was upgraded to 456 MWe gross capacity. The same upgrade was made on Unit 1 and Unit 4 in 2007.

The Dukovany NPP has four reactors:

Unit	Type	Net capacity	Gross capacity	Initial criticality	Grid date
1	VVER 440/V213	427 MWe	456 MWe	Feb 1985	Aug 1985
2	VVER 440/V213	412 MWe	440 MWe	Jan 1986	Sep 1986
3	VVER 440/V213	427 MWe	456 MWe	Oct 1986	May 1987
4	VVER 440/V213	427 MWe	456 MWe	Jun 1987	Dec 1987

[edit] See also

VVER
Temelín Nuclear Power Station - another nuclear power plant in the Czech Republic
Dalešice Dam - nearby dam that supplies cooling water and electricity itself