Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant II

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Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant II
The plant's cooling towers as of mid 2016
Official name	Нововоронежская АЭС II
Country	Russia
Location	Voronezh Oblast
Coordinates	51°15′53.964″N 39°12′41.22″E / 51.26499000°N 39.2114500°E / 51.26499000; 39.2114500
Status	Operational
Construction began	Unit 1: 24 June 2008 Unit 2: 12 July 2009
Commission date	Unit 1: 27 February 2017 Unit 2: 1 November 2019
Construction cost	₽ 250 billion (2009) – between US$ 6.8 billion and US$ 8.7 billion at 2009 exchange rates
Owner	Rosenergoatom
Operator	Rosenergoatom
Nuclear power station
Reactor type	VVER
Reactor supplier	Atomstroyexport
Cooling towers	2 × Natural Draft
Cooling source	Don River
Power generation
Units operational	1 × 1180 MW 1 × 1150 MW
Make and model	VVER-1200/392M (AES-2006)
Nameplate capacity	2330 MW
External links
Website	https://rosenergoatom.ru/en/npp/novovoronezh-npp/
Commons	Related media on Commons
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Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant II (NvNPPII; Russian: Нововоронежская АЭС II [pronunciation^ⓘ]) is a Russian nuclear power plant with two 1200 MW pressurized water reactors (VVER) located in Voronezh Oblast. The power plant is built on the same site as the present Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant.

Unit 1 started commercial operation in 2017, and was the first Generation III+ nuclear reactor in the world.^[1][2] Unit 2 was connected to the grid in 2019.^[3]