Country Russia Status Operational Make and model Power Machines | Commission date 2001 Phone +7 863 923-63-47 Construction began 1977 | |
![]() | ||
Official name Ростовская атомная электростанция Address Volgodonsk, Rostov Oblast, Russia, 347423 |
Rostov Nuclear Power Plant (Russian: Ростовская АЭС [ pronunciation ]), also known as Volgodonsk Nuclear Power Plant (Russian: Волгодонская АЭС [ pronunciation ]), is a Russian nuclear power plant located on the left bank of the Tsimlyansk reservoir in the lower stream of the Don River near Volgodonsk, Rostov Oblast.
Construction of Rostov reactor No. 1 began in 1977 and operations began in 2001. Construction of reactor No. 2 commenced in 1983 and finished in 2009. Unit 3 was connected to the electrical grid for the first time in December 2015. Unit 4 is under construction. Units No. 3 and 4 are (will be) an upgraded VVER-1000/320 subtype.
Reactors
Four units are planned in total.
References
Rostov Nuclear Power Plant Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA