05.03.2011
Public Relations Group of Production and Technical Department of Bilibino NPP
Bilibino NPP: in February 2011, 15,710 thousand kWh of electric power was produced
In February of the current year the main index of Bilibino NPP work was the power units safe and reliable operation, having provided electric power production in the volume of 15,710 thousand kWh.
In February, no violations of limits and conditions of safe operation of Bilibino NPP power units were registered.
At present, three power units are operating. On February 24, power unit No. 1 was shutdown due to the scheduled repair.
The radiation background at Bilibino NPP and in the adjacent territory corresponds to the normal operation of power units and does not exceed the natural environmental values.
Bilibino NPP is a branch of Rosenergoatom Concern OJSC. The plant is located next to Bilibino city, in the Chukotka Autonomous District. Bilibino NPP operates four EGP-6 uranium-graphite pressurized tube reactors. Each reactor has capacity of 12MW (el.). The first power unit was commissioned in 1973, the second Р in 1974, the third Р in 1975, and the fourth one Р in 1976. The plant produces about 75% of energy generated in Chaun-Bilibino isolated electricity system (upon that the system takes about 40% of energy consumed in the Chukotka Autonomous District).
Detailed and timely information about the radiation environment near Russian NPPs and other objects of the nuclear industry is available in the site www.russianatom.ru.
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