Russian nuclear power reactors

Part of: Nuclear Russia

In Russia today there are 10 nuclear power plants with a total of 31 operating reactors. In 2004 these reactors produced some 21.740 MWe. Seven of the reactors have recently been granted a prolonged enginnered life span of 15 years. This means that intended engineered life spans on aged reactors can increase from their 30 year intended term of service to 45 years.

ARTICLES
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kremlin.ru

[ 19.05.2009 ]
Russia begins building its first floating nuke plant amid pep talk for Medvedev from Kiriyenko
Russia began building its first floating nuclear power plant on Monday as Sergei Kiriyenko, chief of Russia’s state nuclear corporation laid out ambitious plans for the atomic sector in a meeting with President Dmitry Medvedev – plans which have already been given the lie by the Russian nuclear industry itself.
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http://www.premier.gov.ru/

[ 29.04.2009 ]
Comment: Putin marks Chernobyl anniversary with yet another nuclear PR stint
ST. PETERSBURG - Less than two weeks before Russia remembered victims of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin paid a visit to the Kalinin Nuclear Power Plant to hash over issues of the country’s future nuclear development. In this comment, Bellona’s regular contributor Andrei Ozharovsky looks at how the industry reported on its latest alleged achievements and asked for big handouts, how Putin nodded his head in agreement, posed no uncomfortable questions, and promised more money – and what all of that means.
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ECOperestroika.ru

[ 27.04.2009 ]
Rosatom director paints rosy picture of his agency’s successes in the face of fiancial crisis and questionable success
ST. PETERSBURG – Russia will over the next two years drastically improve its position on the international nuclear market said Sergei Kiriyenko, chief of Russia’s nuclear state corporation Rosatom while standing in front of a banner reading “Rosatom Brainwashing Here.”
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NEWS
[ 10.06.2009 ]
AtomEnergoProekt snags Volgodonsk contract

Nizhniy Novgorod AtomEnergoProekt has won the tender as principal contractor for the construction of the third and fourth reactors at the Volgodonsk nuclear power plant in Russia. The company has also completed assembling the initial reactor for Russia's first floating nuclear power plant.

[ 20.02.2009 ]
Leningrad NPP’s chief engineer fired after malfunctions

The Leningrad NPP’s chief engineer Oleg Chernikov was fired from the top position after the commission from the Russian Energoatom concern found the reasons for the plant’s malfunctions in January.

[ 12.02.2009 ]
Future Nizhny Novgorod NPP to supply energy to neighbouring regions

Supporters of the proposed Nizhny Novgorod NPP (about 300 km east from Moscow) believe the region could sell the energy to the neighbouring regions.

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BLOGS
Posted 02.02.2009 in Vladimir Slivyak's blog by Vladimir Slivyak

Global economic slump may lay bare nuclear safety and proliferation problems

Comments to the yearly report by the Russian industrial safety oversight agency Rostekhnadzor and ruminations on whether there is any logic to be found in the state nuclear corporation Rosatom’s actions.

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