Росатом может получить разрешение на пуск энергоблока №1 Курской АЭС-2 до конца 2025 года

The completion of the nuclear facility is scheduled for 2027

The State Corporation Rosatom expects to receive permission by the end of 2025 to put power unit No. 1 of the Kursk NPP-2 under construction into pilot operation. This was announced by Elena Ilyina, Director for State Support of Rosenergoatom (part of Rosatom's electric power division), on the sidelines of the Technoprom forum, which is taking place in Novosibirsk.

Nuclear scientists at Kursk NPP-2
Nuclear scientists at Kursk NPP-2

According to her, the Kursk NPP is one of the key projects and is in a high degree of readiness.

Four milestones have already been reached, and by the end of this year we expect to receive permission to put power unit one into pilot operation.
Rosatom Press Service

At the same time, the construction of the nuclear facility is planned to be completed in 2027. In the same year, Rosatom may receive permission to put power unit No. 2 into pilot operation.

The NPP is being built in the city of Kurchatov. The total installed capacity of the two NPP units under construction will be approximately 2,510 MW. Each of the power units will operate for at least 60 years.

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Sources
TASS

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