Rostekhnadzor has issued licenses to Rosenergoatom for the placement of the first two power units of Kola NPP-2. The new nuclear project in the Murmansk region will be the first Russian station with innovative VVER-S medium-power reactors, each with a capacity of 600 MW.
Permits for the placement of units No. 1 and No. 2 have launched preparatory work at the site of the future station. In the near future, the general contractor for construction, Concern TITAN-2, will begin preparing the territory, constructing temporary infrastructure, access roads, and an assembly base.
The next stage will be obtaining a license for the construction of power units. For this, the Kola NPP-2 project must undergo state expert review and receive approval from Rostekhnadzor.
The new power units will be built based on the domestic VVER-S reactor unit with a capacity of 600 MW. The project is designed for operation for at least 80 years and is being created specifically for regions with limited power grid capabilities, where not only power but also high equipment maneuverability are important.
Rosatom head Alexey Likhachev previously noted that Kola NPP-2 will be the first facility with modern medium-power nuclear units of this class. According to him, the new technology will increase the stability of power supply to the Kola Peninsula and other territories with isolated energy systems.
A feature of the reactor unit will be the ability to operate with uranium-plutonium fuel and integrate into a closed nuclear fuel cycle. This will allow for more efficient approaches to nuclear fuel management and expand the resource base of nuclear energy.
The construction of the first two units of Kola NPP-2 is planned for the period from 2029 to 2037.