The fourth and final power unit has been shut down at the Bilibino NPP in Chukotka. The station has completed its work after 51 years of operation, Rosatom's press service reported.
This is the first experience of a complete shutdown of a nuclear power plant that was in commercial operation.
Bilibino NPP will retain its status as a nuclear facility, but without generation.
The first power unit of the station was shut down in 2018. Spent nuclear fuel was placed in a holding pool.
Second, the third and fourth power units were completed in 2025. Fuel will be unloaded from them within two years.
The region's energy supply is now provided by the floating nuclear thermal power plant "Akademik Lomonosov".
Read more materials on the topic:
- The northernmost NPP in the world: FNPP "Akademik Lomonosov" has generated 978 million kWh of electricity in 5 years
- A small nuclear power plant will be built in Chukotka by 2030
- Preparation for the shutdown of the Bilibino NPP: the scheduled repair was completed ahead of schedule at the FNPP "Akademik Lomonosov"
Now on home
FSSP engaged in recovering from "ODK-Perm Motors" on the claim of a Chinese distributor
Weapons were delivered in full
The platform transports up to 1.5 tons, works in a swarm and adapts to any task
In the active section, they fly at speeds up to Mach 8.5
The new model is equipped with a blade, brush, watering system, and tanks for reagents with a volume of up to 4 m³
New radio beacons operate in automatic mode and support communication with hundreds of aircraft simultaneously
The development has been tested and has proven its effectiveness
The plant has certified four new types of rails resistant to -60 °C and loads of 150 million tonne-kilometers
Icebreaker of Project 22220 delivered digital equipment to the northernmost village in the Russian Federation
In 2025, Russian shipbuilding enterprises delivered 8 tugs to customers
Passengers have access to digital services and partner promotions
Cosmonauts could have activated the Safe Haven protocol during a record-breaking X-class flare, but they did not