GENERAL INFORMATION
1 April 2011
Delegates of the VI CIO Congress “Ural Gems” have visited Beloyarsk NPP
On April 01, 2011 Beloyarsk NPP was visited by delegates of the VI CIO Congress “Ural Gems” – IT managers of companies of the industrial, financial and other sectors, specialists in automation of big and medium businesses.
1 April 2011
A press tour to Beloyarsk NPP dedicated to decommissioning of power units Nos. 1 and 2 has been conducted in Zarechny
On March 31, 2011 there was a press tour for the members of “Clean Energy” press club dedicated to decommissioning of power units Nos. 1 and 2 of Beloyarsk NPP.
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The 1st unit with AMB-100 reactor was shut down in 1981, the 2nd with AMB-200 – in 1989.
Beloyarsk NPP | 3rd unit |
Type of reactor | BN-600 |
Capacity, MW | 600 |
Date of launch | 08.04.80 |
Electricity production, mln KWh | 3,835.4 |
For own needs, % | 7.55 |
Length of service, effective days | 266 |
Capacity factor, % | 72.99 |
Presently, the plant has one fast-breeder reactor with an electric capacity of 600 MW. It was launched in 1980 and is the first industrial fast-breeder reactor in the world.
The experience of 3rd unit of Beloyarsk NPP is a good basis for the further development of fast-breeder reactors. The unit is a prototype of bigger units with BN-800 reactors.
A comfortable modern city has been built for the constructors and employees of Beloyarsk NPP on the shore of a lake amidst picturesque pine woods. The city has a college that trains nuclear power engineers.