Russia has fully defueled the Leningrad-2 RBMK type nuclear power plant reaching a milestone for the decommissioning process of the two oldest units at the site, operator Rosenergoatom said.
Leningrad-2 and the identical Leningrad-1 were retired from service in 2018 and 2020. Unit 1 began commercial operation in 1974 with Unit 2 following two years later.
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