03.05.2011
Public Information Centre of Smolensk NPP
Smolensk NPP: post overhaul trials are being held at power unit No. 1
In April, Smolensk NPP generated 938 mln kWh of electric power. Since the year beginning, the total production was equal to 5 bln 441 mln kWh of electric power.
At present Smolensk NPP operates the second power unit at the capacity of 990 MW. There are no remarks concerning operation of the equipment.
Post overhaul trials are being held at power unit No. 1 in accordance with the regulations.
Power unit No. 3 is under scheduled major repair.
The radiation background in the area of the nuclear power plant location and in the adjacent territory corresponds to the normal operation of power units and corresponds to the natural background values.
Smolensk NPP is a branch of Rosenergoatom Concern OJSC. Every year SNPP supplies to the country electric power system at the average about 20 bln kilowatt-hours of electric power equal to almost 13% of power generated in Rosenergoatom Concern and to more than 80% of that generated by the power plants of Smolensk region.
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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