OperationalRussia
Leningrad-3
Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant (Russian: Ленинградская атомная электростанция; Ленинградская АЭС Leningradskaya atomnaya elektrostantsiya; Leningradskaya AES ()) is a nuclear power plant located in the town of Sosnovy Bor in Russia's Leningrad Oblast, on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, some 70 kilometres (43 mi) to the west of the city centre of Saint Petersburg. The Leningrad NPP was the first power station in the Soviet Union to operate the RBMK type of reactor.
Technical Specifications
- Capacity
- 1000 MW
- Reactor Type
- LWGR
- Model
- RBMK-1000
- IAEA ID
- 493
Timeline
- Construction Started
- December 1, 1973
- Operational From
- June 29, 1980
- Current Status
- Operational
Location
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Sosnovy Bor
- Coordinates
- 59.8370°, 29.0390°
Operator & Owner
- Operator
- Rosenergoatom
Data source: WNA/IAEA • Last verified against IAEA PRIS database