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Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Regulator Approves Next Stage Of Pilot Operation For Leningrad 2-2 :: The Independent Global Nuclear News Agency

Regulator Approves Next Stage Of Pilot Operation For Leningrad 2-2 :: The Independent Global Nuclear News Agency: Russia’s nuclear regulator Rostechnadzor has approved the next stage of preparations for commercial operation at the the Leningrad 2-2 nuclear power plant in Sosnovy Bor, western Russia.

State nuclear corporation Rosatom said approval had been granted for a four-month pilot operation phase during which the gross power of the 1,085-MW Generation III+ pressurised water reactor, or VVER, will be increased in stages from the current 20% to 100%.

During this phase almost 200 tests of technological systems and safety systems will be carried out, Rosatom said.

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