Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant
| Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant | |
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  Location of Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant in Russia | |
| Country | Russia |
| Location | Bilibino, Chukotka |
| Coordinates | 68°3′1″N 166°32′19″E / 68.05028°N 166.53861°ECoordinates: 68°3′1″N 166°32′19″E / 68.05028°N 166.53861°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1974 |
| Operator(s) | Rosenergoatom |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | EGP-6 |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 x 12 MW |
| Average generation | 164.8 GWh |
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Website bilnpp.rosenergoatom.ru | |
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.[1] The plant is the smallest and the northernmost operating nuclear power plant in the world.[2] Plans to begin a shutdown procedure of the plant in 2019 have been announced,[3] and it will be replaced by the floating nuclear power station Akademik Lomonosov.[4]
References
- ↑ "Russia: Bilibino". NTI. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- ↑ Nuttall, Mark. Encyclopedia of the Arctic. Routledge. p. 241. ISBN 1-57958-436-5.
- ↑ Билибинская АЭС на Чукотке будет остановлена в 2019 году
- ↑ "Work starts on on-shore infrastructure for Russian floating plant". World Nuclear News. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
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