Rosatom has completed the removal of nuclear fuel from the shutdown power units No. 1 and No. 2 of the Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), the state corporation's press service reported.
Part of the fuel from power units No. 1, 2 (1740 fuel assemblies) was transported to power units No. 3, 4 for afterburning, the rest was transported to the spent nuclear fuel storage facility for preparation for shipment for reprocessing.
The next stage is the dismantling of equipment and obtaining a license to decommission the units. Power units No. 1 and No. 2 RBMK-1000 were shut down in 2018 and 2020 after 45 years of service. Two new VVER-1200 units were put into operation in their place. Their service life is 60 years with the possibility of extension by 20 years.
It is planned that two more new power units No. 7 and No. 8 VVER-1200 will be commissioned in 2030 and 2032 to replace power units No. 3 and No. 4 RBMK-1000. Each VVER-1200 power unit is capable of generating more than 8.5 billion kWh of electricity annually. Currently, the Leningrad NPP is one of the largest nuclear power plants in Russia with a capacity of 4,380 MW.
Earlier www1.ru reported that Rosatom had manufactured experimental fuel for a promising BN-1200 reactor.
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