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Seversk nuclear power plant 2

Cancelled Russia
Gross capacity
1,255MW

Seversk nuclear power plant 2 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Seversk nuclear power plant in Russia rated at 1,255 MW gross. It is cancelled.

Specification
Reactor type Pressurised water reactor (PWR)
ModelVVER V-510
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity1,255MW
Net capacity (reference)not disclosed
Net capacity (design)not disclosed
Thermal outputnot disclosed
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteSeversk nuclear power plant
Unit2
CountryRussia
OwnerRosatom100%
OperatorRosenergoatom
Coordinates 56.6583, 84.9482
Cancelled2016
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
Upstream

Enriched fuel means this unit sits downstream of five conversion plants and four enrichment operators holding 88% of world capacity between the top three.

RosatomUrencoCNNCOrano
Conversion
CamecoCNNCConverDynOranoRosatom
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts. See the fuel chain.

Other units at Seversk nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
Seversk nuclear power plant 1 Under construction 320
Seversk nuclear power plant Original 1 Cancelled 1,200

Other VVER V-510 units

5 units worldwide share this model designation.

UnitCountryStatusGross MW
Kursk nuclear power plant 2-1 Russia Operating 1,255
Bashkir nuclear power plant 1 Russia Cancelled 1,255
Bashkir nuclear power plant 2 Russia Cancelled 1,255
Kursk nuclear power plant 2-2 Russia Under construction 1,255

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