OperationalArmenia
Armenian-2
The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP) (Armenian: Հայկական ատոմային էլեկտրակայան, romanized: Haykakan atomayin e'lektrakayan), also known as the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant, (Armenian: Մեծամորի ատոմային էլեկտրակայան) is the only nuclear power plant in the South Caucasus, located 36 kilometers west of Yerevan in Armenia. The ANPP complex consists of two VVER-440 Model V270 nuclear reactors, each capable of generating 407.5 megawatts (MW) of power, for a total of 815 MW. The plant supplied approximately 40 percent of Armenia's electricity in 2015.
Technical Specifications
- Capacity
- 448 MW
- Reactor Type
- PWR
- Model
- VVER V-270
- IAEA ID
- 2
Timeline
- Construction Started
- July 1, 1975
- Operational From
- May 3, 1980
- Current Status
- Operational
Location
- Country
- Armenia
- Region
- Metsamor
- Coordinates
- 40.1820°, 44.1470°
Data source: WNA/IAEA • Last verified against IAEA PRIS database