Rostov Nuclear Power Plant

Rostov Nuclear Power Plant
Spray ponds and units 1 & 2 of the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant
Location of Rostov Nuclear Power Plant in Russia
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 / 47.5993417; 42.3718778Coordinates: 47°35′57.63″N 42°22′18.76″E / 47.5993417°N 42.3718778°E / 47.5993417; 42.3718778
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	2 x 1,000 MW
Make and model	Kharkov Turbine Plant Electrosila
Units under const.	2 x 1,070 MW
Nameplate capacity	2,000 MW
Website Rostov NPP (english)

Rostov Nuclear Power Plant (Russian: Ростовская АЭС [ pronunciation ]), also known as Volgodonsk Nuclear Power Plant (Russian: Волгодонская АЭС [ pronunciation ]), 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]

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 2009. In 2009 work on reactor No. 3 was restarted and work on No. 4 is being scheduled as well. Completion of No. 3 is planned for 2013.^[2] Units No. 3 and 4 will be an upgraded VVER-1000/320 subtype.^[3]

Reactors

Four units are planned in total.^[1]

See also

• Nuclear power in Russia

References