The power unit No. 2 of the Leningrad nuclear power plant was included into a network after average planned repair and removed on the rated power of 700 MWt by 14:35 on October 1, 2013 at 11:12. Start-up of the power unit took place in a regular mode according to production schedules.

 There are the power units No. 2,3 and 4 in work at the moment bearing total load of 2800 MWt on the Leningrad nuclear power plant .

The power unit No. 1 has been in planned precautionary repair since May 6, 2012.

The radiation background on an industrial platform of the Leningrad nuclear power plant, in the city Pine Pine Forest and the surrounding territory hasn't changed and corresponds to natural values.

The Leningrad nuclear power plant is JSC "Rosenergoatom Concern" branch. The station is located in the city Pine Pine forest, in 80 km to the west of St. Petersburg on the bank of the Finland Gulf. The Leningrad NPP is the country's first station with RBMK-1000 reactors (uranium - graphite nuclear reactors of channel type on thermal neutrons). 4 power units by electric capacity of 1000 MWt everyone are operating on the nuclear power plant.

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.