Global InformationAstravets Nuclear Power Plant information
| Astravets Nuclear Power Plant | |
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 The plant under construction in October 2017 | |
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| Official name |
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| Country | Belarus |
| Location | Astravyets District, Grodno Region |
| Coordinates | 54°45′40″N 26°5′21″E / 54.76111°N 26.08917°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 31 May 2012[1] |
| Commission date | 10 June 2021 |
| Construction cost | US$24 billion [2] |
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| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | VVER-1200 |
| Reactor supplier | Atomstroyexport |
| Cooling towers | 2 |
| Thermal capacity | 2 × 3,200 MWt |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 2 × 1,110 MW (net) |
| Nameplate capacity | 2,218 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | https://www.belaes.by/en/ |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Astravets Nuclear Power Plant (also called the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant or Ostrovets Nuclear Power Plant) is a nuclear power plant located in the Astravyets District, Grodno Region in north-western Belarus. The power plant is built close to the Belarus-Lithuania border, being 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius. The plant is powered by two 1194-MW VVER-1200 units supplied by Atomstroyexport, the nuclear equipment exporter branch of the Russian nuclear corporation Rosatom. The plant is owned by State Enterprise Belarusian NPP, which in turn is owned by the state-owned operator Belenergo.[3]
Initial plans of the plant were announced in the 1980s, but were suspended after the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. The project was revived by the Belarusian government to have the country become energy-independent due to the Russia-Belarus energy dispute in 2007. The power plant was controversial due to its location being in close proximity with Lithuania and the Lithuanian government has boycotted the power plant and established anti-radiation safety measures with its citizens. Construction of the first unit started on 8 November 2013 and the second on 27 April 2014.[4][5] The plant entered commercial operation with Atomstroyexport transferring the first unit to Belenergo on 10 June 2021, becoming the first VVER-1200 unit to operate outside Russia.[6]
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