Since October 25, 2013 the power unit No. 3 with the BN-600 reactor of the Beloyarsk nuclear power plant has stopped work in connection with carrying out planned actions: overloads of fuel, inspection and equipment maintenance. Planned term of performance of works is two weeks.

Partial replacement of fuel in the BN-600 reactor according to existing regulations is made twice a year: during the spring and autumn period. Works on inspection, maintenance and scheduled maintenance of the equipment of the power unit are dated for these actions.

The Beloyarsk nuclear power plant is entered into work in April, 1964. It is the first nuclear power plant in big nuclear power of the country, and unique with reactors of different types on one platform. The first power units of the Beloyarsk nuclear power plant with reactors on thermal neutrons of AMB-100 and AMB-200 are stopped in connection with resource development. In operation there is the unique power unit in the world with the reactor on fast neutrons of an industrial power level of BN-600. In the stage of construction there is a power unit with the reactor on fast neutrons of BN-800. Power units on fast neutrons are urged to expand significantly fuel base of nuclear power and to minimize radioactive waste at the expense of the organization of the closed nuclear and fuel cycle.

Current information about a radiation situation near the nuclear power plant in Russia and other objects of the nuclear industry is provided on a site www.russianatom.ru.