Summary
The Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant (Russian: Билибинская АЭС [ⓘ]) is a power plant in Bilibino, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. The plant is equipped with four EGP-6 reactors.[2] The plant is the smallest and the second northernmost operating nuclear power plant in the world.[3] Plans to begin a shutdown procedure of the plant in 2019 have been announced,[4] and it will be replaced by the floating nuclear power station Akademik Lomonosov.[5]
| Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant | |
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| Country | Russia |
| Location | Bilibino, Chukotka |
| Coordinates | 68°3′1″N 166°32′19″E / 68.05028°N 166.53861°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1974 |
| Operator(s) | Rosenergoatom |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | EGP-6 |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 3 x 12 MW |
| Units decommissioned | 1 x 12 MW[1] |
| Nameplate capacity | 36 MW |
| Capacity factor | 39.2% |
| Annual net output | 164.8 GW·h |
| External links | |
| Website | bilnpp.rosenergoatom.ru |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Radiation exposure edit
As of 2012, the EGP-6 reactors at the plant exposed personnel and staff on average to 3.7 mSv/year.[6] This makes up 18.5% of the 20 mSv/year designated radiation workers can receive. The exposure by the Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant is higher than the average for Russian nuclear power plants which sits at 1.26 mSv/year.[6]
Improvements since the Fukushima-Daiichi accident edit
Following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, measures were taken to ensure safety and emergency responses for Russian nuclear power plants. These plants included RBMK, BN, WWER-440, WWER-1000, and EGP reactors.[6] For nuclear power plants with EGP's, mobile pumping sets, motor-driven pumps, 0.2 MW mobile diesel generator units (MDGU), and 2 MW diesel generator plants (MDGP) had been supplied for mobile emergency response.[6] Seismic protection systems (SSP) were introduced.[6] The "Management Guide for Beyond Design Basis Accidents at RMBK NPPs Including Severe Accidents", a guide for prevention and mitigation for a accidents concerning graphite-moderated reactors, was revised with the incidents of Fukushima in mind.[6]
References edit
- ^ "PRIS - Reactor Details". pris.iaea.org. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Russia: Bilibino". NTI. Archived from the original on 11 May 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- ^ Nuttall, Mark (23 September 2005). Encyclopedia of the Arctic. Routledge. p. 241. ISBN 1-57958-436-5.
- ^ Билибинская АЭС на Чукотке будет остановлена в 2019 году
- ^ "Work starts on on-shore infrastructure for Russian floating plant". World Nuclear News. 7 October 2016. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Sixth National Report of the Russian Federation on the Fulfillment of Commitments Resulting from the Convention on Nuclear Safety" (PDF). Moscow. 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
External links edit
- Current website at Rosenergoatom
- Operational information of Bilinibo NPP at Energoatom