Below you will find the following information on the proposed new nuclear power plants in Russia: Dedicated page per proposed new plant Schedules for new nuclear power license and construction Projections for when the plant will be online Akademik Lomonosov Units 1 & 2 Beloyarsk...

Balakovo Reactor: PWR Location: Balakovo, Saratov Oblast, Russia In the News: Balakovo 1985 Construction started on Unit 1 1986 Unit 1 commissioned for commercial use 1987 Construction started on Unit 2 1988 Unit 2 commissioned for commercial use, construction began on Unit 3 ...

Bilibino Reactor: LGR Location: Bilibino, Chukotka, Russia 1973 – 1976 Four power units of the first nuclear heat and electricity generating plant were sequentially commissioned 1993 Plant modifications were planned in fire safety, plant safety, storage and disposition of spent fuel...

Kola Reactor: PWR Location: Northern Russia In the News: Kola 1973 - 1974 Phase 1 began construction and commissioned for commercial use 1981 Phase 2 began construction and commissioned for commercial use 2003 Phase 1 units slated for shut down, instead, the operational life spans of...

Smolensk Reactor: LGR Location: Desnogorsk, Smolensk, Russia In the News: Smolensk 1982 Construction began and commissioned for commercial use 1983 Plant's availability factor averaged 76 percent. But financial difficulties have reduced output at the plant 1994 Plant reportedly...

Reactor: LMFBR Location: St Petersburg In the News: Leningrad New Construction: Leningrad Units 2-1 and 2-2 1973 Construction began on Unit 1-1 1974 Unit 1-1 was commissioned for commercial use 1975 Construction began on Unit 1-2 1976 Unit 1-2 was commissioned for commercial use...

Reactor: PWR Location: Voronezh, Central Russia In the News: Novovoronezh New Construction: Novovoronezh 2-1, 2-2 1971 Construction began on Unit 1-3 and was commissioned for commercial use 1972 Construction began on Unit 1-4 and was commissioned for commercial use 1980 Construction...

Reactor: PWR Location: Volgodonsk, Russia In the News: Rostov New Construction: Rostov Units 3 & 4 2001 Construction began on Unit 1 and was commissioned for commercial use 2009 Work on Unit 3 was restarted and work on Unit 4 is being scheduled as well 2010 Construction began on...

Below you will find the following information on the proposed new nuclear power plants in Russia: Dedicated page per proposed new plant Schedules for new nuclear power license and construction Projections for when the plant will be online Balakovo Baltic Beloyarsk Bilibino...

Reactor: PWR Output: 32 MWe 2000 Ministry for Atomic Energy of the Russian Federation (Rosatom) chose Severodvinsk in Arkhangelsk Oblast as the place for building the first floating power generating station 2007 Construction started 2008 Russian government approved the transfer of work from...

Reactor: PWR Output: 1085 MWe Location: 80 km to the west of Sank Petersburg at a bay of the Finnish sea bosom In the News: Leningrad 2-1, 2-2 2006 Russian atomic energy agency put Rosatom Plans for a new building with six reactors 2008 Saint Petersburg Atomenergoproekt began concreting...

Reactor: PWR Output: 1114 Mwe Location: Novovoronezh in Voronezh Oblast, central Russia In the News: Novovoronezh 2-1, 2-2 2006 Russian government legislates a nuclear expansion plan 2007 Preparations began at the construction site 2009 Construction starting ceremony 2012 Unit 1...

Reactor: PWR Output: 1011 Mwe Location: Volgodonsk, Rostov Oblast In the News: Rostov Units 3 & 4 2009 Work on Unit 3 was restarted; work on Unit 4 is being scheduled 2010 Construction started on Unit 4 2013 Unit 3 to be completed 2014 Unit 3 to be completed

Baltic Reactor: PWR Location: Neman, in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia In the News: Baltic 2008 Construction agreement was signed between the head of Rosatom Sergei Kiriyenko and Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast Georgy Boos 2009 Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signed the order for construction...

Reactor: FBR Output: 804 Mwe Location: Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia 1987 Start of project 2013 Expected commercial use

Reactor: PWR Output: 1950 Mwe Location: 120 miles northwest of Moscow, in Tver Oblast near the town of Udomlya In the News: Kalinin Unit 4 1986 Start of project 2011 Connected to electricity grid

Reactor: RBMK-1000 Output: 925 Mwe Location: Western Russia on the bank of the Seym River In the News: Kursk Unit 5 1985 Start of project 2010 No official announcement that the project has been cancelled, but it is "unlikely to be completed" according to World Nuclear Association