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Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is the largest nuclear power plant on the European continent and is in the top ten globally. Construction of the first of the six units began in 1980 and was commissioned on 25 December 1985. The last sixth unit began construction in 1989 and was put into operation on 17 September 1996.

Technical parameters Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

Location Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Country Ukraine
Owners
  • Energoatom  (De jure)
  • Rosatom (De facto)
Operators
  • Energoatom  (De jure)
  • Rosatom (De facto)
Construction began
  • Unit 1: 1 April 1980
  • Unit 2: 1 January 1981
  • Unit 3: 1 April 1982
  • Unit 4: 1 April 1983
  • Unit 5: 1 November 1985
  • Unit 6: 1 June 1986
Commission date
  • Unit 1: 25 December 1985
  • Unit 2: 15 February 1986
  • Unit 3: 5 March 1987
  • Unit 4: 14 April 1988
  • Unit 5: 27 October 1989
  • Unit 6: 17 September 1996
Type of reactors PWR
Reactors 6
Reactor supplier Atomstroyexport
Cooling source Kakhovka Reservoir
Cooling towers 2
Thermal capacity 6 × 3000 MWth
Nameplate capacity 5700 MW
Units model 6 × VVER-1000/320
Units operational 6 × 950 MW

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

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