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Kola nuclear power plant 2-2

Announced Russia
Gross capacity
600MW

Kola nuclear power plant 2-2 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Kola nuclear power plant in Russia rated at 600 MW gross. It is announced. Commercial operation began 1 Jan 2040.

Specification
Reactor type Pressurised water reactor (PWR)
ModelVVER 600
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity600MW
Net capacity (reference)not disclosed
Net capacity (design)not disclosed
Thermal outputnot disclosed
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteKola nuclear power plant
Unit2-2
CountryRussia
OwnerRosatom100%
OperatorRosenergoatom
Coordinates 67.4648, 32.4821
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
Upstream

Enriched fuel means this unit sits downstream of five conversion plants and four enrichment operators holding 88% of world capacity between the top three.

RosatomUrencoCNNCOrano
Conversion
CamecoCNNCConverDynOranoRosatom
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts. See the fuel chain.

Timeline

  1. 1 Jan 2040Commercial operation

Other units at Kola nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
Kola nuclear power plant 1-1 Operating 440
Kola nuclear power plant 1-2 Operating 440
Kola nuclear power plant 1-3 Operating 440
Kola nuclear power plant 1-4 Operating 440
Kola nuclear power plant 2-1 Announced 600
Kola nuclear power plant 2-3 Announced 600

Other VVER 600 units

3 units worldwide share this model designation.

UnitCountryStatusGross MW
Kola nuclear power plant 2-1 Russia Announced 600
Kola nuclear power plant 2-3 Russia Announced 600

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