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VVER-1200/V-491

The VVER-1200/V-491 is a Generation III+ pressurised water reactor from Rosatom. 0 units are operating and 6 are under construction, out of 13 on record.

Operating
0
—
Under construction
6
Planned
5
Cancelled
2
0 retired

The St Petersburg (Gidropress V-491) variant of the VVER-1200, used for the Leningrad II, Ostrovets, Akkuyu and El Dabaa projects. Differs from the V-392M Novovoronezh variant chiefly in containment and safety-system layout.

Design
VendorRosatom
Reactor typePressurised water reactor (PWR)
GenerationIII+
Capacity range1170–1200 MWe gross
CoolantLight water
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Where it is built
China 4 units, 4 building
Russia 4 units, 2 building
Vietnam 4 units
Belarus 1 unit

All VVER-1200/V-491 units

UnitCountryStatusGross MWOnline
Leningrad nuclear power plant 2-3 Russia Under construction 1,199 2030
Leningrad nuclear power plant 2-4 Russia Under construction 1,199 2032
Tianwan nuclear power plant 4-7 China Under construction 1,265 2026
Tianwan nuclear power plant 4-8 China Under construction 1,265 2027
Xudapu nuclear power plant 2-3 China Under construction 1,274 2027
Xudapu nuclear power plant 2-4 China Under construction 1,274 2028
Astravets nuclear power plant 3 Belarus Pre-construction 1,200 2035
Baltiyskaya nuclear power plant 1 Russia Cancelled (inferred) 1,194 —
Baltiyskaya nuclear power plant 2 Russia Cancelled (inferred) 1,170 —
Ninh Thuận 1 nuclear power plant 1 Vietnam Pre-construction 1,200 2030
Ninh Thuận 1 nuclear power plant 2 Vietnam Pre-construction 1,200 2030
Ninh Thuận 1 nuclear power plant 3 Vietnam Announced 1,200 2030
Ninh Thuận 1 nuclear power plant 4 Vietnam Announced 1,200 2030

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