Kursk nuclear power plant 1-5
Cancelled Russia
Gross capacity
1,100MW
Kursk nuclear power plant 1-5 is a light water graphite reactor unit at Kursk nuclear power plant in Russia rated at 1,100 MW gross. It is cancelled. Construction started 1 Dec 1985.
Specification
| Reactor type | Light water graphite reactor (LWGR) |
|---|---|
| Model | RBMK-1000 |
| Size | Largeabove 300 MWe |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Graphite |
| Gross capacity | 1,100MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | not disclosed |
| Net capacity (design) | 925MW |
| Thermal output | not disclosed |
| NSSS vendor | Rosatomall vendors |
| Typical enrichment | 2–2.6% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Kursk nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 1-5 |
| Country | Russia |
| Owner | Rosatom100% |
| Operator | Rosenergoatom |
| Coordinates | 51.6764, 35.6064 |
| Cancelled | 2012 |
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Slightly enriched uranium dioxide in pressure tubes
Enrichment
2–2.6% U-235
Who makes this assembly
- TVEL Fuel Company RBMK fuel assemblies
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.
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utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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 Dec 1985Construction start
Other units at Kursk nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Kursk nuclear power plant 1-1 | Retired | 1,000 |
| Kursk nuclear power plant 1-2 | Retired | 1,000 |
| Kursk nuclear power plant 1-3 | 1,000 | |
| Kursk nuclear power plant 1-4 | 1,000 | |
| Kursk nuclear power plant 2-1 | 1,255 | |
| Kursk nuclear power plant 2-2 | Under construction | 1,255 |
| Kursk nuclear power plant 2-3 | Under construction | 1,255 |
| Kursk nuclear power plant 2-4 | Pre-construction | 1,255 |
Other RBMK-1000 units
13 units worldwide share this model designation.
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kursk nuclear power plant 1-3 | Russia | 1,000 | |
| Kursk nuclear power plant 1-4 | Russia | 1,000 | |
| Leningrad nuclear power plant 1-3 | Russia | 1,000 | |
| Leningrad nuclear power plant 1-4 | Russia | 1,000 | |
| Smolensk nuclear power plant 1-1 | Russia | 1,000 | |
| Smolensk nuclear power plant 1-2 | Russia | 1,000 | |
| Smolensk nuclear power plant 1-3 | Russia | 1,000 | |
| Kursk nuclear power plant 1-1 | Russia | Retired | 1,000 |
| Kursk nuclear power plant 1-2 | Russia | Retired | 1,000 |
| Leningrad nuclear power plant 1-1 | Russia | Retired | 1,000 |
| Leningrad nuclear power plant 1-2 | Russia | Retired | 1,000 |
| Smolensk nuclear power plant 1-4 | Russia | Cancelled | 1,000 |
Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06 · this unit last researched by GEM on 2024-05-13
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
How these sources are used, including the corrections applied on top of them and what is deliberately left blank · download the underlying data