Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant II
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Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant II (NvNPPII) (russian Нововоронежская АЭС II []) is a Russia
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currently under construction and expected to come online in 2012. It is being built on the same site as the present Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant
.
Construction of the nuclear power plant is important because the existing Novovoronezh nuclear power plant is a focal point of the energy supply system. The power plant complex provides energy not only to Voronezh Oblast
but to Belgorod
, Lipetsk
and Tambov
territories as well.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
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Nuclear power plant
A nuclear power plant is a thermal power station in which the heat source is one or more nuclear reactors. As in a conventional thermal power station the heat is used to generate steam which drives a steam turbine connected to a generator which produces electricity.Nuclear power plants are usually...
currently under construction and expected to come online in 2012. It is being built on the same site as the present Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant
Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant
The Novovoronezh nuclear power station is a nuclear power station close to Novovoronezh in Voronezh Oblast, central Russia. The site was vital to the development of the VVER design; every unit built was essentially a prototype of its design...
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History
In 2006,, the Russian government legislated a nuclear expansion plan for 2007–2015. The plan aims to put two new nuclear reactors into operation each year from 2012. This decision provided impetus for the construction of NNPPII, which had been originally been mooted in 1999. On 20 June 2007 preparations began at the construction site. Construction starting ceremony was held on 12 July 2009.Description
The power station will comprise two to four VVER-1200/392M reactors of the AES-2006 type. These reactors are the first of their kind. In 2012 Unit 1 will be added to the grid, with the second unit to be added a year later. Cost of the project is between 110 and 130 billion Rubles. The city of Novovoronezh is to provide housing for incoming NvNPP II construction workers. In early 2008 the first two apartment blocks were complete and ready to use.Construction of the nuclear power plant is important because the existing Novovoronezh nuclear power plant is a focal point of the energy supply system. The power plant complex provides energy not only to Voronezh Oblast
Voronezh Oblast
Voronezh Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It was established on June 13, 1934.-Main rivers:*Don*Voronezh*Bityug*Khopyor-Economy:...
but to Belgorod
Belgorod Oblast
Belgorod Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Belgorod. Population: 1,532,670 .-History:...
, Lipetsk
Lipetsk Oblast
Lipetsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia which was formed on January 6, 1954. Its administrative center is the city of Lipetsk...
and Tambov
Tambov Oblast
Tambov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Tambov. Population: down from 1,178,443 recorded by the 2002 Census.Tambov Oblast is situated in forest steppe.-Birth rate:...
territories as well.
Reactors
The Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant II will have four units:Unit | Reactor type | Net capacity |
Gross capacity |
Construction started |
Electricity Grid |
Commercial Operation |
Shutdown |
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Novovoronezh II-1 | VVER-1200/392M (AES-2006) | 1,114 MW Watt The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:... |
1,200 MW | 24.06.2008 | — | 31.12.2012 (Planned) | — |
Novovoronezh II-2 | VVER-1200/392M (AES-2006) | 1,114 MW | 1,200 MW | 12.07.2009 | — | 2013 | — |
Novovoronezh II-3 | VVER-1200/392M (AES-2006) | 1,114 MW | 1,200 MW | — | — | — | — |
Novovoronezh II-4 | VVER-1200/392M (AES-2006) | 1,114 MW | 1,200 MW | — | — | — | — |