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Kursk Nuclear Power Plant
Kursk I RBMK with the incomplete blocks 5 and 6 in the foreground
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Official name
  • Курская АЭС
CountryRussia
Coordinates51°40′35″N 35°36′23″E / 51.67639°N 35.60639°E / 51.67639; 35.60639
StatusOperational
Construction began1 June 1972
Commission date12 October 1977
Owner(s)Rosatom
Operator(s)Rosenergoatom
Nuclear power station
Reactor typeRBMK-1000
Power generation
Units operational3 × 1,000 MW
Nameplate capacity3,000 MW
Capacity factor65.0%
Annual net output22,760 GW·h
External links
WebsiteKursk NPP
CommonsRelated media on Commons

The Kursk Nuclear Power Plant[a] is a nuclear power plant located in western Russia on the bank of the Seym River about 40 kilometers west of the city of Kursk. The nearby town of Kurchatov was founded when construction of the plant began. The plant feeds the grid for Kursk Oblast and 19 other regions.
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