Rivne Nuclear Power Plant

Rivne Nuclear Power Plant
Rivne Nuclear Power Plant
Official name	Рівненська АЕС
Country	Ukraine
Location	Varash, Rivne Oblast
Coordinates	51°19′40″N 25°53′30″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	Unit 1: August 1, 1973; Unit 2: October 1, 1973; Unit 3: February 1, 1980; Unit 4: August 1, 1986
Commission date	Unit 1: September 22, 1981; Unit 2: July 29, 1982; Unit 3: May 16, 1987; Unit 4: April 6, 2006
Owner(s)	Energoatom
Operator(s)	Energoatom
Nuclear power station
Reactor type	PWR
Reactor supplier	Atomstroyexport
Cooling towers	6 × Natural Draft
Cooling source	Styr River
Thermal capacity	2 × 1375 MWth; 2 × 3000 MWth
Power generation
Units operational	1 × 381 MW; 1 × 376 MW; 2 × 950 MW
Make and model	VVER-440/213; VVER-1000/320
Units planned	1 × 950 MW
Nameplate capacity	2657 MW
Capacity factor	69.34%
Annual net output	16,139 GW·h (2016)
External links
Website	www.rnpp.rv.ua
Commons	Related media on Commons

The Rivne Nuclear Power Plant (Ukrainian: Рівненська АЕС), also called Rovno[1] is a nuclear power plant in Varash, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine.

It has four reactors:

Station	Type	Net capacity	Initial criticality	Grid date
Unit 1	VVER-440/213	361 MWe	Dec 1980	Sep 1981
Unit 2	VVER-440/213	384 MWe	Dec 1981	Jul 1982
Unit 3	VVER-1000/320	950 MWe	Nov 1986	May 1987
Unit 4	VVER-1000/320	950 MWe	Sep 2004	Oct 2004
Unit 5 (suspended plan)	VVER-1000/320	950 MWe	N/A	N/A

In 2018 unit 3, after modernisation, received a life-extension licence extending its operation by 20 years until 2037.[2]

External links

IAEA country statistics
"Life extension for Ukraine's Rovno 3". Nuclear Engineering International. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

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