Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant

Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant

Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant
Location of Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant in Russia
Country Russia
Coordinates 52°5′28″N 47°57′19″E / 52.09111°N 47.95528°E / 52.09111; 47.95528Coordinates: 52°5′28″N 47°57′19″E / 52.09111°N 47.95528°E / 52.09111; 47.95528
Status Operational
Construction began December 1, 1980
Commission date May 23, 1986
Operator(s) Rosenergoatom
Power generation
Units operational 4 x 1,000 MW
Units under const. 1 x 1,000 MW
Annual generation 29,062 GWh

Balakovo nuclear power station (Russian: Балаковская АЭС [ pronunciation ]) is located in the city of Balakovo, Saratov Oblast, Russia, about 900 kilometers 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 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]

History

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 steam entered the staff work area. Fourteen people were killed.[2] This event is cited as one of the predecessors of the Chernobyl disaster.[3]

Reactor data

The Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant has four operating units:

Unit[4] Reactor type Net
capacity		 Gross
capacity		 Construction
started		 Electricity
grid		 Commercial
operation		 Shutdown
Balakovo - 1 VVER-1000/320 950 MW 1.000 MW 01.12.1980 28.12.1985 23.05.1986 2015 planned
Balakovo - 2 VVER-1000/320 950 MW 1.000 MW 01.08.1981 08.10.1987 12.01.1988 2017 planned
Balakovo - 3 VVER-1000/320 950 MW 1.000 MW 01.11.1982 25.12.1988 08.04.1989 2018 planned
Balakovo - 4 VVER-1000/320 950 MW 1.000 MW 01.04.1984 12.05.1993 22.12.1993 2023 planned
Balakovo - 5 VVER-1000/320 950 MW 1.000 MW 01.04.1987 - - Construction suspended 28.12.1992
Balakovo - 6 VVER-1000/320 950 MW 1.000 MW 01.05.1988 - - Construction suspended 28.12.1992
Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant
Interior View 
Steam Turbine Maintenance 
Reactor under Construction 
Aerial View 
Distribution Station 
Control Room 
Steam Generator Transport 
Unit 5 Construction 

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kraftwerk Biblis: WANO-Partnerschaft mit Balakovo jährt sich zum 20. Mal" (in German). RWE. 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
  2. ↑ http://www.nuclearfiles.org/menu/key-issues/nuclear-weapons/issues/accidents/accidents-1980's-05.htm Archived May 17, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Medvedev, Grigory. "The Truth About Chernobyl", I. B, Tauris, London, 1 January 1991, ISBN 1850433313.
  4. ↑ Power Reactor Information System of the IAEA: „Russian Federation: Nuclear Power Reactors“

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