Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant
Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power station in Russia.
It is located in the Smolensk region, in Desnogorsk province, approximately 100 km from Smolensk, 115 km from Bryansk and 320 km from Moscow. Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant is the largest nuclear plant in the Nechernozem region of Russia, and is similar in design to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
The plant operates three RBMK-1000 reactors.
The plant was supposed to have four units but the construction of the 4th reactor was stopped in 1993 following the Chernobyl disaster.
All the units are equipped with emergency response systems, which can prevent release of radioactive material into the environment even in case of serious accident; for example breakage of pipes in the reactor cooling circuit. The reactor cooling circuit is housed in hermetic reinforced concrete boxes that can withstand a force of 4.5 kgf/cm2.
| Unit | Reactor type | Net capacity | Gross capacity | Construction started | Electricity Grid | Commercial Operation | Shutdown |
| Smolensk – 1 | RBMK-1000 | 925 MW | 1,000 MW | 1975-10-01 | 1982-12-09 | 1983-09-30 | 2027 planned |
| Smolensk – 2 | RBMK-1000 | 925 MW | 1,000 MW | 1976-06-01 | 1985-05-31 | 1985-07-02 | 2030 planned |
| Smolensk – 3 | RBMK-1000 | 925 MW | 1,000 MW | 1975-10-01 | 1990-01-17 | 1990-10-12 | 2034 planned |
| Smolensk – 4 | RBMK-1000 | 925 MW | 1,000 MW | 1984-10-01 | – | – | Construction cancelled on 1 December 1993 |