The Rivne Nuclear Power Plant ( uk, Рівненська АЕС), also called Rovno is a nuclear power plant in
Varash,
Rivne Oblast
Rivne Oblast ( uk, Рі́вненська о́бласть, translit=Rivnenska oblast), also referred to as Rivnenshchyna ( uk, Рі́вненщина) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Rivne. The surface area of th ...
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Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian invas ...
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The Rivne Nuclear Power Station were the first VVER-400 reactors to be constructed in Ukraine. As the plant was being designed and constructed it was under the name of "West-Ukraine NPP" however during commissioning it was renamed to "Rivne NPPP".
The Regulatory Committee of Ukraine, during a meeting
Varash, adopted а decision оn extending the lifetime of Rivne power units 1 and 2 bу 20 years.
The power station has four reactors with a nameplate capacity of just over 2500 MWe.
In 2018 unit 3, after modernization, received a life-extension license extending its operation by 20 years until 2037.
See also
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Nuclear power in Ukraine
Ukraine operates four nuclear power plants with 15 reactors located in Volhynia and South Ukraine.
The total installed nuclear power capacity is over 13 GWe, ranking 7th in the world in 2020. Energoatom, a Ukrainian state enterprise, operates a ...
External links
Profile at International Nuclear Safety Program websiteUkrainian National Atomic Generation Company «Energoatom»
References
Nuclear power stations in Ukraine
Nuclear power stations built in the Soviet Union
Nuclear power stations using pressurized water reactors
Nuclear power stations using VVER reactors
Buildings and structures in Rivne Oblast
Energoatom
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