NPPs in the region

Russia as a whole has 10 nuclear power stations, with together 31 nuclear reactors in operations. Four reactors are stopped. Of the operating units, 6 have reached 30 years of lifetime, but are still operating.

Russian experience with lifetime extensions of nuclear reactors is quite new. Only in 2001 the first unit of Novovoronezh NPP reached 30 years. Kola and Leningrad NPPs both have first generations reactors that have reached their designed lifetime of 30 years. Two reactors at Kola NPP and two at Leningrad NPP have been reconstructed, and operation permits has been given for the first five years.