Dukovany Nuclear Power Station
| Dukovany Nuclear Power Station | |
|---|---|
Dukovany nuclear power station | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Coordinates | 49°5′6″N 16°8′56″E / 49.08500°N 16.14889°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1974 |
| Commission date |
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| Construction cost | Kčs 25 billion |
| Owner | |
| Operator | ČEZ Group |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | VVER-440 |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 × 510 MW |
| Nameplate capacity |
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| Capacity factor | 76.2% |
| Annual net output | 12,543 GW·h |
| External links | |
| Website | Official website |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Dukovany Nuclear Power Station (Czech: Jaderná elektrárna Dukovany) is a nuclear power plant near Dukovany in the Czech Republic.
It was the second nuclear power plant in Czechoslovakia (the Bohunice Nuclear Power Plant in what is now Slovakia was constructed in 1958), and the first one in what is now the Czech Republic. It is situated 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the town of Třebíč, near the Dalešice Reservoir, where the plant sources its water supply. In 1970 Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union ratified a contract for construction of two nuclear power plants. Actual construction work began four years later. From 1985 to 1987, four power units with pressurized water reactors were commissioned. All four are still in operation.
Dukovany nuclear power plant supplies approximately 14 TWh of electric energy annually to the national power network. The plant is owned and operated by ČEZ Group. The power plant modernisation will successively be carried out to the end of its planned service life.