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VVER-TOI

The VVER-TOI is a Generation III+ pressurised water reactor from Rosatom. 0 units are operating and 1 is under construction, out of 17 on record.

Operating
0
—
Under construction
1
Planned
5
Cancelled
11
0 retired

A standardised, uprated evolution of the VVER-1200 designed to cut build cost and schedule through a common digital design basis. First units are under construction at Kursk II.

Design
VendorRosatom
Reactor typePressurised water reactor (PWR)
GenerationIII+
Capacity range1255–1300 MWe gross
CoolantLight water
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Where it is built
Russia 17 units, 1 building

All VVER-TOI units

UnitCountryStatusGross MWOnline
Kursk nuclear power plant 2-3 Russia Under construction 1,255 2034
Central/Kostroma nuclear power plant 1 Russia Cancelled 1,250 —
Central/Kostroma nuclear power plant 2 Russia Cancelled 1,250 —
Central/Kostroma nuclear power plant 3 Russia Cancelled (inferred) 1,255 —
Central/Kostroma nuclear power plant 4 Russia Cancelled (inferred) 1,255 —
Kursk nuclear power plant 2-4 Russia Pre-construction 1,255 2034
Nizhny Novgorod nuclear power plant 1 Russia Announced 1,255 2030
Nizhny Novgorod nuclear power plant 2 Russia Announced 1,255 2030
Nizhny Novgorod nuclear power plant 3 Russia Cancelled (inferred) 1,255 —
Nizhny Novgorod nuclear power plant 4 Russia Cancelled (inferred) 1,255 —
Seversk nuclear power plant Original 1 Russia Cancelled 1,200 —
Smolensk nuclear power plant 2-1 Russia Pre-construction 1,250 2033
Smolensk nuclear power plant 2-2 Russia Pre-construction 1,250 2033
Smolensk nuclear power plant 2-3 Russia Cancelled (inferred) 1,250 —
Smolensk nuclear power plant 2-4 Russia Cancelled (inferred) 1,250 —
Tatar nuclear power plant 1 Russia Cancelled (inferred) 1,250 —
Tatar nuclear power plant 2 Russia Cancelled (inferred) 1,255 —

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