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Nuclear power in the Soviet Union

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55:, built near Moscow on June 26, 1954. It was intended as an experiment to determine the capabilities of nuclear power in supplying a commercial grid. At the beginning of its operation, it produced 5 MWe. The power plant proved successful in its experiment and four years later, the Siberian Nuclear Power Station with a 100 MWe capacity was installed and subsequently increased to 600 MWe. Following the development, commercial power stations were constructed in Beloyarsk, Novo-Voronezh, Kola, Leningrad, and Armenia. 40: 93:), which was in charge of power production and plant operation. The differences in institutional culture, priorities, and expertise between these two industries have been argued to be core to understanding the choices made by the Soviet Union in the field of nuclear power, notably in its embrace of the controversial 116:
causing an explosion within the core that destroyed the reactor itself, and vented radioactive materials into the atmosphere and surrounding environment, causing dozens of immediate deaths related to the containment of the accident, and potentially tens of thousands of later deaths from cancer. The
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reactors, which were found to have been created with major operational flaws that cause uncontrollable spikes in energy during a reactor's emergency shutdown procedure. These required re-design or replacement to meet safety standards for operation.
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for the spread of radioactive material and environmental effects, and there are significant areas of Ukraine and Belarus that are still considered contaminated by the accident.
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complex from 1953 until 1989 (when it was reorganized into the Ministry of Atomic Energy and Industry of the USSR). The reactors were ordered and administered, however by the
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consumption and the total nuclear capacity installed was 18 GW. However, nuclear power within the Soviet Union declined severely as a result of the 1986
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came from Nuclear Power Plants and predictions made by Deputy Minister of Power Energy aimed an increase by approximately 400-500% by the year 2000.
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Following the 1986 accident, stances on nuclear power changed, especially so in the USSR. The incident highlighted the threat of the country's 24
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reactor design, which was developed with a priority on ease of local construction, economical value, and the possibility (never implemented) for
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The event slowed the nuclear energy program of the Soviet Union, which would not see reinvigoration until after the collapse of the
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On April 26, 1986, an uncontrolled power increase occurred within the core of Reactor No. 4 at the
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production — with core safety concerns being either de-prioritized or kept secret.
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Shutdown expected in 2035 Originally expected in 2030, but prolonged by more 5 year
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Shutdown expected 2033 Originally expected in 2028, but prolonged by more 5 years
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Meant to come online in 1986, postponed for a year after the Chernobyl accident.
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Initially operated at 1500 MW, de-rated to 1360 after the Chernobyl accident.
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In the year 1960, the Soviet Union had a nuclear power capacity of 605
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Chernobyl disaster is one of two disasters ranked as a Level 7 on the
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and Chernobyl accident, restarted in 1995. Shutdown expected 2026
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Construction halted in 1989 - cooling capability problem
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Catastrophic meltdown and explosion — the reactor of the
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Construction cancelled in 2012, nearly 100% complete
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By 1975, this capacity was increased to 4.7 8: 2232:"The vision consumed in the fire this time" 143: 43:The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant in 2008. 2142: 87:Ministry of Energy and Electrification 2415: 2413: 657:Postponed to 1989, then cancelled by 632:Postponed to 1989, then cancelled by 7: 2225: 2223: 2196: 2194: 2174: 2172: 560:Shutdown as a result of fire damage 108:Chernobyl accident of April 26, 1986 2331:Walker, Christopher (15 May 2019). 2152:"Nuclear power in the Soviet Union" 75:Ministry of Medium Machine Building 2179:Morrissey, John (March 15, 2015). 1500:World's first nuclear power plant 14: 2452:Nuclear power in the Soviet Union 2094:Uncompleted Soviet nuclear plants 2089:Energy policy of the Soviet Union 119:International Nuclear Event Scale 51:constructed in the world was the 1968:Controlled by Russia since 2022 1946:Controlled by Russia since 2022 1924:Controlled by Russia since 2022 1902:Controlled by Russia since 2022 1880:Controlled by Russia since 2022 1858:Controlled by Russia since 2022 1230:Construction cancelled in 1993 765:Construction cancelled in 1989 743:Construction cancelled in 1989 2111:Belarusian nuclear power plant 1: 2181:"Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant" 114:Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant 2116:Nuclear energy in Kazakhstan 1712:Construction cancelled 1993 582:Shutdown as a result of the 535:Shutdown as a result of the 23:accounted for 6.5% of total 2203:"Nuclear power in the USSR" 2121:Nuclear energy in Lithuania 404:Zarechny, Sverdlovsk Oblast 53:Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant 2468: 1795:Shutdown expected in 2049 1773:Shutdown expected in 2045 1751:Shutdown expected in 2043 1607:Shutdown expected in 2064 1585:Shutdown expected in 2041 1563:Shutdown expected in 2042 1541:Shutdown expected in 2041 2257:"Chernobyl Accident 1986" 2106:Nuclear energy in Armenia 1833: 1828: 1821: 1728: 1723: 1716: 1623: 1618: 1611: 1516: 1511: 1504: 1351: 1346: 1339: 1246: 1241: 1234: 1096: 1091: 1084: 989: 984: 977: 886: 881: 874: 781: 776: 769: 676: 671: 664: 603: 512: 507: 500: 407: 402: 395: 262: 257: 250: 191: 186: 179: 2427:(in Russian). 2022-10-28 2131:Nuclear power in Ukraine 2126:Nuclear power in Russia 1690:Shutdown expected 2034 1668:Shutdown expected 2030 1646:Shutdown expected 2027 1461:Shutdown expected 2035 1439:Shutdown expected 2032 1335:Shutdown expected 2026 1313:Shutdown expected 2025 1142:Shutdown expected 2024 1080:Shutdown expected 2044 1058:Shutdown expected 2042 1036:Shutdown expected 2035 1014:Shutdown expected 2033 828:Shutdown expected 2038 806:Shutdown expected 2025 220:and Chernobyl accident 2357:Karpan, N. 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Index

Soviet Union
electricity
Chernobyl Disaster

nuclear power plant
Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant
MWe
GW
Soviet Union
Ministry of Medium Machine Building
nuclear weapons
Ministry of Energy and Electrification
RBMK
dual-use
plutonium
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
International Nuclear Event Scale
RBMK
Soviet Union
SSR
Armenian
Yerevan
Armenian
VVER
Spitak Earthquake
Spitak Earthquake
Balakovo
Balakovo
Russian
VVER

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