Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant
The Novovoronezh nuclear power station (Russian: Нововоронежская АЭС ) is a nuclear power station close to Novovoronezh in Voronezh Oblast, central Russia. The site was vital to the development of the VVER design; every unit built was essentially a prototype of its design. On this site is built the Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant II.
In 2002 Novovoronezh-3 was modernised and life extended, including new safety systems.
In 2010 Novovoronezh-5 was shut down for modernization to extend its operating life for an additional 30 years, the first VVER-1000 to undergo such an operating life extension. The works include the modernization of management, protection and emergency systems, and improvement of security and radiation safety systems.
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Unit 1 and 2
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Units 3 and 4
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Unit 5
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Unit 5
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Entrance to the nuclear power plant
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