The Leningrad 2-2 nuclear power plant in Russia has begun commercial operation, state nuclear corporation Rosatom announced.
Rosatom said operation of the Generation III+ pressurised water reactor, construction of which began in April 2010, was “a significant event for Rosatom, for our country and for the entire global nuclear community”.
The company said projects based on the same VVER reactor technology are under construction in Belarus, Finland, Hungary and Egypt and “it is very important for our international partners to be able to look at all stages of the construction, from project development to industrial operation”.
Rosatom said operation of the Generation III+ pressurised water reactor, construction of which began in April 2010, was “a significant event for Rosatom, for our country and for the entire global nuclear community”.
The company said projects based on the same VVER reactor technology are under construction in Belarus, Finland, Hungary and Egypt and “it is very important for our international partners to be able to look at all stages of the construction, from project development to industrial operation”.
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