The only nuclear power plant in Russia with a commercial fast breeder reactor BN-800.
Location: Sverdlovsk Oblast. 3 km to satellite city of Zarechny; 45 km to the Oblast capital - Yekaterinburg.
Beloyarsk NPP named after I.V. Kurchatov was the pioneer of large-scale nuclear power production in the USSR, and Russia’s only nuclear plant running power units of different types.
The electrical power produced by Beloyarsk NPP amounts to about 10% of total electric power in the Sverdlovsk power grid.
The plant was built in three phases: phase 1 was Power Units No. 1 and 2 with an AMB reactor, phase 2 built Power Unit No. 3 with a BN-600 reactor and power unit No. 4 with a BN-800 reactor was built in 2014. After 17 and 22 years in operation, Power Units No. 1 and 2 were shut down in 1981 and 1989 respectively, and now remain in long-term conservation with defueled reactors; in terms of international standards, they are at Stage 1 of decommissioning.
Beloyarsk NPP has power unit BN-800 in work. This is the world’s largest power unit with a fast-neutron reactor.
The fast neutron reactor BN-800 rated for capacity 880 MW.
Beloyarsk NPP was named “Russia’s Best NPP” in 1994, 1995, 1997 and 2001.
| 164.5 bln kWh | — Generated from power start up of power unit No. 1 |
| 2.5% | — Generated in 2014 vs all electric power of the Concern |
| Approximately 10% | — Electricity production share in the Sverdlovsk energy system |
Achievements of 2014
Power unit No. 4 with a 880 MW BN-800 reactor was completed and physically launched in February 2014. Due to remedial actions required for the reactor fuel assemblies, the power start up is postponed for 2015.
Operating Performance of Beloyarsk NPP in 2014
Indicators | UoM | Value |
|---|---|---|
Power generation | mln KWh | 4,523.6 |
Generation vs 2013 | % | 109.8 |
Fulfillment of the FTS balance | % | 97.7 |
ICUF | % | 86.1 |
