Power reactors in the ex-Soviet republics

Part of: Nuclear issues in the ex-Soviet republics

US Department of Energy

At present, there are 16 Soviet built reactors operating in the ex-Soviet republics in varying states of repair. Armenia was operating two VVER-440 type reactors but one has since shut down. Lithuania is operating two Chernobyl–style RBMK-1000 reactors. Kazakhstan is operating a BN-350 fast neutron reactor. Ukraine is operating a total of 12 reactors (two VVER-440s and 10 VVER-1000s) at present after the Chernobyl disaster hut down four of its reactors. But Ukraine is planning on building two more reactors in the coming years.

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[ 12.01.2010 ]
Lithuania shuts down Soviet-era NPP, but being a nuclear-free nation is still under question
ST. PETERSBURG – As New Year bells sounded the final knell for Reactor Two at Lithuania’s Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant, President Dalia Grybauskaite announced 2010 will usher in an era of energy independence for Lithuania. But will it also bring a future without nuclear power? Talks proceed for more reactor contracts – all while Lithuania prepares to grapple with the economic aftershock and the task of safely dismantling the closed site and ensuring secure long-term storage of its radioactive waste.
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[ 25.04.2006 ]
Chernobyl 20 years on
CHERNOBYL, Ukraine—Twenty years ago tomorrow, April 26th, 1986, the No. 4 reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded, spreading into the atmosphere countless radioactive elements that settled all around the world. It was the worst nuclear disaster in recorded history and the name Chernobyl has since become synonymous with catastrophe.
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[ 28.05.2002 ]
Finland votes for "renewable" nuclear
Finland's parliament votes for first nuclear power plant in western Europe in over a decade bringing relief sighs out of nuclear industry.
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[ 30.01.2009 ]
Environment impact assessment of new Lithuanian NPP ready in March

The Lithuanian Environment Protection Ministry should make the final decision about the site for the new NPP in March.

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[ 03.05.2007 ]
Russia and Armenia to establish joint venture for uranium exploration and mining

The Armenian Environmental Minister, Vartan Aivazyan stated his intentions for creating the joint enterprise during negotiations with Rosatom’s Sergei Kirienko, who has likewise asserted that Russia is prepared to sign onto a cooperative agreement.

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[ 20.09.2005 ]
Ignalina NPP closure costs $14.6 billion

The Lithuanian Parliament stated that Ignalina NPP closure ordered by the European Union would cost $14.6 billion.

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