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South Urals nuclear power plant 1

Cancelled Russia
Gross capacity
1,220MW

South Urals nuclear power plant 1 is a fast reactor unit at South Urals nuclear power plant in Russia rated at 1,220 MW gross. It is cancelled.

Specification
Reactor type Fast reactor (FBR)
ModelBN-1200
Size classLarge
CoolantLiquid sodium or lead
ModeratorNone
Gross capacity1,220MW
Net capacity (reference)not disclosed
Net capacity (design)not disclosed
Thermal outputnot disclosed
Typical enrichment15–20% fissile, or plutonium
Ownership & location
SiteSouth Urals nuclear power plant
Unit1
CountryRussia
OwnerRosatom100%
OperatorRosenergoatom
Coordinates 55.7517, 60.9037
Cancelled1986
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Mixed oxide or metallic fuel
Enrichment
15–20% fissile, or plutonium
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Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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.

Other units at South Urals nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
South Urals nuclear power plant 2 Cancelled 1,220
South Urals nuclear power plant 3 Cancelled 1,220

Other BN-1200 units

4 units worldwide share this model designation.

UnitCountryStatusGross MW
Beloyarsk nuclear power plant 6 Russia Cancelled 1,600
South Urals nuclear power plant 2 Russia Cancelled 1,220
South Urals nuclear power plant 3 Russia Cancelled 1,220

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