Russian specialists have manufactured 15 RITM-200 reactors (a new generation water-water nuclear reactor with a thermal capacity of 175 MW), 2 of which have already been installed on the Project 22220 icebreaker "Leningrad", and another 13 are under construction. This was stated by Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev at a meeting on the development of nuclear energy with the participation of President Vladimir Putin.
Based on the RITM-200, Rosatom is developing projects for small modular reactors (SMRs, compact nuclear power plants with an electrical capacity of up to 300 MW) in both land-based (RITM-200N) and floating (RITM-200S) versions.
They are especially suitable for hard-to-reach, isolated territories.
This also includes mini-NPP projects. We are talking about the "Shelf-M" station with an integral type reactor with a capacity of 10 MW. The first such nuclear facility will appear in Chukotka in 2030.
Mini-NPPs also include the "Elena-AM" atomic thermoelectric heating station, which is being developed by the Kurchatov Institute. Its reactor is designed to operate without refueling nuclear fuel until the end of its service life.
RITM-200
Rosatom specialists used an integral layout for the RITM-200 reactor to make it more compact compared to previous generation units. The first domestic SMR based on RITM-200N is currently being built in Yakutia. Uzbekistan will have an SMR with 2 power units equipped with VVER-1000 type reactors, and 2 small power units with RITM-200N reactors.