Russia has begun preparations for the construction of four new commercial nuclear power plants after formal approval was signed by Alexey Likhachev, director-general of state nuclear corporation Rosatom.
Rosatom said in a statement that the new plants would be Leningrad 2-3 and 2-4 near St Petersburg on the Gulf of Finland, and Smolensk 2-1 and 2-2, about 300 km southwest of Moscow.
The two Leningrad units will be Generation III VVER-1200 pressurised water reactor units based on the V-491 plant being used at Leningrad 2-1 and 2-2.
The Smolensk units will both be Generation III+ VVER-TOI plants similar to that under construction at Kursk 2-1 and 2-2.
Rosatom said in a statement that the new plants would be Leningrad 2-3 and 2-4 near St Petersburg on the Gulf of Finland, and Smolensk 2-1 and 2-2, about 300 km southwest of Moscow.
The two Leningrad units will be Generation III VVER-1200 pressurised water reactor units based on the V-491 plant being used at Leningrad 2-1 and 2-2.
The Smolensk units will both be Generation III+ VVER-TOI plants similar to that under construction at Kursk 2-1 and 2-2.
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