Leningrad nuclear power plant
Leningrad nuclear power plant is a nuclear power station in Russia with 4 operating units totalling 4,376 MW gross. The site has 8 units on record in total.
Units
| Unit | Status | Type | Model | Gross MW | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1-3 | LWGR | RBMK-1000 | 1,000 | 1980 | |
| Unit 1-4 | LWGR | RBMK-1000 | 1,000 | 1981 | |
| Unit 2-1 | PWR | VVER V-491 | 1,188 | 2018 | |
| Unit 2-2 | PWR | VVER V-491 | 1,188 | 2021 | |
| Unit 2-3 | Under construction | PWR | VVER-1200/V-491 | 1,199 | 2030 |
| Unit 2-4 | Under construction | PWR | VVER-1200/V-491 | 1,199 | 2032 |
| Unit 1-1 | Retired | LWGR | RBMK-1000 | 1,000 | 1974 |
| Unit 1-2 | Retired | LWGR | RBMK-1000 | 1,000 | 1976 |
Leningrad nuclear power plant in context
By gross operating capacity Leningrad nuclear power plant is the 1st largest of 10 operating nuclear sites in Russia, holding 15% of the country's operating capacity, and ranks 17th of 172 worldwide.
Its operating units started up between 1980 and 2021; the median unit is 26.5 years old, younger than the median of 37.5 in Russia.
The 6 units with both construction and grid dates on record took 3.8 to 10.5 years (median 6.0) from construction start to grid connection; the median across all reactors connected in the 1980s is 7.3 years.
The nearest other tracked nuclear sites are Loviisa nuclear power plant (160 km).
2 operating units are rated differently now from their design net capacities: Unit 2-1 +3.3% and Unit 2-2 +3.3%.
Build time by unit
| Unit | Construction start | Grid connection | Years | Fleet median, same decade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1-1 | 1970 | 1973 | 3.8 | 5.4 (1970s) |
| Unit 1-2 | 1970 | 1975 | 5.1 | 5.4 (1970s) |
| Unit 1-3 | 1973 | 1979 | 6.0 | 5.4 (1970s) |
| Unit 1-4 | 1975 | 1981 | 6.0 | 7.3 (1980s) |
| Unit 2-1 | 2008 | 2018 | 9.4 | 5.9 (2010s) |
| Unit 2-2 | 2010 | 2020 | 10.5 | 7.7 (2020s) |
Nearest tracked nuclear sites
| Site | Country | Distance | Operating GW gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loviisa nuclear power plant | Finland | 160 km | 1.1 |
How these are worked out: ranks use gross operating capacity; ages count from the start-up year on record, as on the age page; build times run from construction start to grid connection, as on the build-times page; ratings are the tracker's net and design net capacity, as on the uprates page. Distances are straight-line between exact positions, so a site with only an approximate position gets none. A unit missing a date or a rating is left out of the figure that needs it.
Earthquakes nearby
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| Time (UTC) | Mag | Depth | Epicentre | Distance |
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Magnitude 4.0 and above within 200 km of Leningrad nuclear power plant's listed coordinates, past 30 days. This is distance, not shaking: it says nothing about damage or any change in operation. Every plant.
| Location | Leningrad, Russia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 59.8525, 29.0486 |
| Elevation | about 55 mabove sea level |
| Setting | On the sea coast, 2.2 km from the water |
| Region | Eastern Europe |
| Units by status | Operating: 4 Under construction: 2 Retired: 2 |
Elevation is read at the listed coordinates from a 30 m terrain model (ASTER GDEM 30 m). Two independent models differ by a median of 6 m across our plants and by up to about 40 m on steep or coastal ground, and a point on a shoreline can read as sea level. Distance to the water is measured to a generalised 1:10 million coastline, so a few kilometres or less is not resolved. This is context, not a design-basis or flood-risk figure.
| Owners | Rosatom |
|---|---|
| Operators | Rosenergoatom |
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Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
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