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🇷🇺 Kursk

Name: Kursk
Address: Russia

Nuclear power plant · Russia

Operational

Capacity≈6,100 MW

Units6

First Online1977

Construction Start1972

Reactor TypeLWGR, PWR

Coordinates51.674, 35.607

Kursk is a nuclear power station in Russia. Of its 6 recorded unit(s), 3 reactors are operational, 2 under construction, 1 permanently shut down. Combined net capacity of the operating units is about 6,100 MW. The first unit reached commercial operation in 1977. Reactor technology on site: LWGR, PWR.

Reactor units at Kursk

Unit	Status	Reactor type	Net capacity	Key dates
Kursk-1	Shut Down	LWGR RBMK-1000	925 MW	Construction 1972 · Grid 1977 · Shutdown 2021
Kursk-2	Operational	LWGR RBMK-1000	925 MW	Construction 1973 · Grid 1979
Kursk-3	Operational	LWGR RBMK-1000	925 MW	Construction 1978 · Grid 1984
Kursk-4	Operational	LWGR RBMK-1000	925 MW	Construction 1981 · Grid 1986
Kursk 2-1	Under Construction	PWR VVER V-510	1,200 MW	Construction 2018
Kursk 2-2	Under Construction	PWR VVER V-510	1,200 MW	Construction 2019

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