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Russia / Rosenergoatom Retires Leningrad-2 RBMK For Good

By Kamen Kraev
12 November 2020

Rosenergoatom Retires Leningrad-2 RBMK For Good
The Leningrad-2 control room during shutdown. Image courtesy Rosenergoatom.
Russia’s state-owned nuclear operator Rosenergoatom has permanently shut down the Leningrad-2 nuclear power unit, which was first connected to the grid in 1975 and was one of 10 RBMK-type reactor units in commercial operation.

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