| Rostov Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
 Spray ponds and units 1 & 2 of the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant | |
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| Official name | Ростовская атомная электростанция |
| Country | Russia |
| Location | Volgodonsk |
| Coordinates | 47°35′57.63″N 42°22′18.76″E / 47.5993417°N 42.3718778°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1977 |
| Commission date | 2001 |
| Operator | Rosenergoatom |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | VVER-1000/320 |
| Reactor supplier | Atomstroyexport |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 3 × 1,000 MW 1 × 1,030 MW |
| Make and model | Kharkov Turbine Plant Electrosila |
| Nameplate capacity | 4,030 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | Rostov NPP |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Rostov Nuclear Power Plant (Russian: ), also known as the Volgodonsk Nuclear Power Plant (Russian: ), is a Russian nuclear power plant located on the left bank of Tsimlyansk Reservoir in the lower stream of the Don river near Volgodonsk, Rostov Oblast.[1]
Construction of Rostov reactor No. 1 began in 1977 and operations began in 2001. Construction of reactor No. 2 commenced in 1983 and finished in 2010. Unit 3 was connected to the electrical grid for the first time in December 2015.[1] Unit 4 underwent first criticality on 7 December 2017,[2] and put into commercial operation on 28 September 2018.[3] Units 3 and 4 are of an upgraded VVER-1000/320 subtype.[4]
The post–Soviet Union revival of the nuclear industry of Russia took place at Rostov in the early 2000s, with the completion of the building of unit 2 in 2010, unit 3 in 2015 and unit 4 in 2017. Unit 4 was the last VVER-1000/V-320 reactor built.[5]
- ^ a b "Unit 3 of Russia's Rostov plant joined to grid". World Nuclear News. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Russia starts up Rostov 4 reactor". World Nuclear News. 7 December 2017. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "Russia's Rostov 4 begins commercial operation". Nuclear Engineering International. 8 October 2018. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ Ростовская АЭС: Ростехнадзор выдал лицензию на размещение энергоблоков №3 и №4 [Rostov NPP: Rostechnadzor issued a license for construction of units number 3 and 4]. rosenergoatom.ru (in Russian). 15 June 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Russia's Rostov 4 begins commercial operation". Nuclear Engineering International. 5 February 2018. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.