Russian state-run company nuclear Rosatom has started to pour concrete into the foundations of the 1,255 MW Kursk II-2 nuclear power plant in western Russia. The Kursk II-1 and Kursk II-2 VVER-TOI (typical optimised) nuclear reactors will replace the existing Kursk I VVER-1000 units and are expected to be commissioned in 2022 and 2023, respectively. The construction of the two units was launched in June 2016, when Russia’s nuclear regulator Rostechnadzor gave Rosenergoatom a license allowing the construction of Kursk II-1.
Kursk I is made of four 925 MW (1,000 MW gross) LWGR reactors, which were commissioned between 1977 and 1986 (the construction of two similar units was launched in 1985 and 1986 but was cancelled). The design of the new units will enable doubling the service life of reactor equipment - from 30 to 60 years, with the possibility of extending this to 80 years according to Rosatom. Total investment in the project is estimated at more than RUB400bn (US$6.2bn).
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