Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant

Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant
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Official nameIgnalinos Atominė Elektrinė
CountryLithuania
LocationVisaginas municipality
Coordinates55°36′16″N 26°33′36″E / 55.60444°N 26.56000°E / 55.60444; 26.56000
StatusDecommissioned
Construction began1978
Commission date31 December 1983
Decommission date31 December 2009
OperatorIgnalinos Atominė Elektrinė
Nuclear power station
Reactor typeRBMK-1500
Reactor supplierMintyazhmash
Cooling sourceLake Drūkšiai
Thermal capacity2 x 4800 MWt
Power generation
Make and modelKharkiv turbine plant
Electrosila
Units cancelled2 x 1,360 MW
Units decommissioned2 x 1,360 MW
Nameplate capacity2,600 MW
Capacity factor59.2%
Annual net output19,240 GW·h (2004)
External links
Websitewww.iae.lt
CommonsRelated media on Commons
Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant, Rimšės sen., Lithuania, 2018

The Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (Lithuanian: Ignalinos atominė elektrinė, IAE) is a decommissioned two-unit RBMK-1500 nuclear power station in Visaginas Municipality, Lithuania. It was named after the nearby city of Ignalina. Due to the plant's similarities to the infamous Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in both reactor design and lack of a robust containment building,[1] Lithuania agreed to close the plant as part of its agreement of accession to the European Union. Unit 1 was closed in December 2004; Unit 2 in December 2009. The plant accounted for 25% of Lithuania's electricity generating capacity and supplied about 70% of Lithuania's electrical demand.[2][3] It was closed on December 31, 2009. Proposals have been made to construct a new nuclear power plant at the site, but such plans have yet to come to fruition.

  1. ^ Linnerooth-Bayer, Joanne; Löfstedt, Ragnar; Sjöstedt, Gunnar (2001). Transboundary risk management. Earthscan. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-85383-537-7. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
  2. ^ Houlton, Susan (31 December 2009). "Lithuania shuts down last reactor". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
  3. ^ Jankauskas, Vidmantas (26 January 2006). Electricity Market in the Baltic Countries. Development of electricity markets and security of supply in the Baltic sea region. Vilnius: Lietuvos Energija. Archived from the original (PPT) on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2008.