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 / 51.32778°N 25.89167°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
Nameplate capacity	2657 MW
Capacity factor	69.34%
Annual net output	16,139 GW·h (2016)
External links
Website	http://www.rnpp.rv.ua/[dead link]
Commons	Related media on Commons
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The Rivne Nuclear Power Plant (Ukrainian: Рівненська АЕС), also called Rovno^[1] is a nuclear power plant in Varash, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine.

The Rivne Nuclear Power Station were the first VVER-400 reactors to be constructed in Ukraine. As the plant was being designed and constructed it was under the name of "West-Ukraine NPP" however during commissioning it was renamed to "Rivne NPPP".

The Regulatory Committee of Ukraine, during a meeting in Varash, adopted а decision оn extending the lifetime of Rivne power units 1 and 2 bу 20 years.^[2]

The power station has four reactors with a nameplate capacity of just over 2500 MWe. In 2018 unit 3, after modernization, received a life-extension license extending its operation by 20 years until 2037.^[3]

^ "IAEA country statistics". IAEA. Archived from the original on 2022-04-15. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
^ "Rivne NPP". Energoatom. 3 March 2022. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Life extension for Ukraine's Rovno 3". Nuclear Engineering International. Progressive Media International. 23 July 2018. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[1] "IAEA country statistics". IAEA. Archived from the original on 2022-04-15. Retrieved 2022-04-15.

[2] "Rivne NPP". Energoatom. 3 March 2022. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[nei-20180723-3] "Life extension for Ukraine's Rovno 3". Nuclear Engineering International. Progressive Media International. 23 July 2018. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

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