Leningrad II-2 starts grid-connected trial operation : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Leningrad II-2 starts grid-connected trial operation : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: Unit 2 of the Leningrad II nuclear power plant in Sosnovy Bor, in Western Russia, was connected to the national grid today for the first time. Following this trial operation, the unit will be shut down for an additional equipment inspection by a state commission, Rosatom said, before being put into commercial operation, which is scheduled for 2021. The new unit will replace Leningrad unit 2, which is an RBMK-1000 reactor.