South Ukraine nuclear power plant
South Ukraine nuclear power plant is a nuclear power station in Ukraine with 3 operating units totalling 3,000 MW gross. The site has 5 units on record in total.
Units
| Unit | Status | Type | Model | Gross MW | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | PWR | VVER V-302 | 1,000 | 1983 | |
| Unit 2 | PWR | VVER V-338 | 1,000 | 1985 | |
| Unit 3 | PWR | VVER V-320 | 1,000 | 1989 | |
| Unit 4 | Shelved (inferred) | PWR | AP-1000 | 1,250 | - |
| Unit 5 | Shelved (inferred) | PWR | AP-1000 | 1,250 | - |
South Ukraine nuclear power plant in context
By gross operating capacity South Ukraine nuclear power plant is the 2nd largest of 4 operating nuclear sites in Ukraine, holding 22% of the country's operating capacity, and ranks 40th of 172 worldwide.
Its operating units started up between 1983 and 1989; the median unit is 41.0 years old, older than the median of 39.0 in Ukraine.
The 3 units with both construction and grid dates on record took 3.5 to 6.4 years (median 4.9) 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 Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (254 km).
The tracker lists a planned retirement year, a forecast and not a decision on record, for 1 operating unit: Unit 1 (2033).
Build time by unit
| Unit | Construction start | Grid connection | Years | Fleet median, same decade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | 1976 | 1982 | 6.4 | 7.3 (1980s) |
| Unit 2 | 1981 | 1985 | 3.5 | 7.3 (1980s) |
| Unit 3 | 1984 | 1989 | 4.9 | 7.3 (1980s) |
Nearest tracked nuclear sites
| Site | Country | Distance | Operating GW gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant | Ukraine | 254 km | 6.0 |
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 South Ukraine 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 | Mykolaivska, Ukraine |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 47.8120, 31.2201 |
| Elevation | about 110 mabove sea level |
| Setting | About 70 km from the sea |
| Region | Eastern Europe |
| Units by status | Operating: 3 Shelved: 2 |
Elevation is read at the listed coordinates from a 30 m terrain model (SRTM 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 | SE NNEGC "Energoatom" |
|---|---|
| Operators | SE NNEGC "Energoatom" |
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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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