Russia's nuclear regulator Rostakhnadzor has issued a licence to extend the operations of the third unit of Leningrad’s nuclear power plant for another five years, until 2030. According to the plant operator Rosenergoatom, the unit went through a comprehensive analysis of the condition of equipment and documentation to ensure the unit's compliance with modern safety and reliability requirements to extend its operation until it reaches 50 years of operating life. The RBMK-1000 unit, which entered commercial service in 1980, has generated more than 290 TWh of electricity, and had already had its original 30-year operating life extended by 15 years.
The Leningrad plant is one of the largest in Russia, with an installed capacity of 4,400 MW, and provides more than 55% of the electricity demand of St Petersburg and the Leningrad region, or 30% of all the electricity in north-west Russia. Units 7 and 8 - scheduled to be commissioned in 2030 and 2032 respectively - will replace units 3 and 4 as they are shut.
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