Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Station

Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Station
The Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Plant
Official name
  • Белоярская АЭС
CountryRussia
Coordinates56°50′30″N 61°19′21″E / 56.84167°N 61.32250°E / 56.84167; 61.32250
StatusOperational
Construction began1958
Commission date26 April 1964
Decommission dateUnit 1 1983, Unit 2 1989
OwnerRosenergoatom
OperatorRosenergoatom
Nuclear power station
Reactor typeUnits 1 AMB 100, Unit 2 AMB 200 (LWGR), Units 3 and 4 SBR
Reactor supplierOKBM Afrikantov
Cooling sourcePyshma River
Power generation
Units operational1 × 600 MW
1 × 885 MW
Units planned1 × 1220 MW
Units decommissioned1 × 108 MW
1 × 160 MW
Nameplate capacity1,485 MW
Annual net output10,100 GW·h
External links
Websitewww.rosenergoatom.ru/en/npp/beloyarsk-npp/
CommonsRelated media on Commons

The Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Station (NPS; Russian: Белоярская атомная электростанция им. И. В. Курчатова [pronunciation]) was the third of the Soviet Union's nuclear plants. It is situated by Zarechny in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Zarechny township was created to service the station, which is named after the Beloyarsky District. The closest city is Yekaterinburg.