VVER V-213
The VVER V-213 is a Generation II pressurised water reactor from Rosatom. 19 units are operating and 1 is under construction, out of 25 on record.
Operating
19
9.3 GW gross
Under construction
1
Planned
0
Cancelled
4
1 retired
The improved VVER-440, with added emergency core cooling and bubbler-condenser containment that the earlier V-230 lacked. Still the workhorse of the Hungarian, Slovak and Czech fleets.
Design
| Vendor | Rosatom |
|---|---|
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
| Generation | II |
| Capacity range | 440 MWe gross |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Where it is built
| Slovakia | 6 units, 5 operating, 1 building |
|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 4 units, 4 operating |
| Hungary | 4 units, 4 operating |
| Finland | 2 units, 2 operating |
| Russia | 2 units, 2 operating |
| Ukraine | 2 units, 2 operating |
| Germany | 5 units |
How long it took to build
Years from construction start to grid connection, for units with both dates on record. The median across 20 finished units is 8.2 years.
All VVER V-213 units
Sources
- VVER V-213, vendor documentation
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06
How these sources are used, including the corrections applied on top of them and what is deliberately left blank · download the underlying data