Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant
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The Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant (Russian: Билибинская АЭС [pronunciationⓘ]) is a power plant in Bilibino, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. The plant is equipped with four EGP-6 reactors.[2] The plant is the smallest and the second northernmost operating nuclear power plant in the world.[3] Plans to begin a shutdown procedure of the plant in 2019 have been announced,[4] and it will be replaced by the floating nuclear power station Akademik Lomonosov.[5]
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Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant | |
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Country | Russia |
Location | Bilibino, Chukotka |
Coordinates | 68°3′1″N 166°32′19″E |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 1974 |
Operator(s) | Rosenergoatom |
Nuclear power station | |
Reactor type | EGP-6 |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 3 x 12 MW |
Units decommissioned | 1 x 12 MW[1] |
Nameplate capacity | 36 MW |
Capacity factor | 39.2% |
Annual net output | 164.8 GW·h |
External links | |
Website | bilnpp.rosenergoatom.ru |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
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