Bilibino nuclear power plant
Bilibino nuclear power plant is a nuclear site in Russia with 4 units on record. None is currently operating.
Units
| Unit | Status | Type | Model | Gross MW | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Retired | LWGR | EGP-6 | 12 | 1974 |
| Unit 2 | Retired | LWGR | EGP-6 | 12 | 1975 |
| Unit 3 | Retired | LWGR | EGP-6 | 12 | 1976 |
| Unit 4 | Retired | LWGR | EGP-6 | 12 | 1977 |
Unit by unit
Each unit's rating, type and milestone dates as recorded by the Global Nuclear Power Tracker, with any correction we made to it. A dash or "not disclosed" means the source does not give the value.
Bilibino nuclear power plant 1 Retired
| Reactor type | Light water graphite reactor (LWGR) |
|---|---|
| Model | EGP-6 |
| Size class | Very small |
| Gross capacity | 12MW |
| Net capacity | 11MW |
| Thermal output | 62MWt |
| Enrichment | 2–2.6% U-235 |
| NSSS vendor | not on record |
| Owner | Rosatom100% |
| Operator | Rosenergoatom |
| Construction start | 1 Jan 1970 |
|---|---|
| First criticality | 11 Dec 1973 |
| Grid connection | 12 Jan 1974 |
| Commercial operation | 1 Apr 1974 |
| Permanent shutdown | 14 Jan 2019 |
Bilibino nuclear power plant 2 Retired
| Reactor type | Light water graphite reactor (LWGR) |
|---|---|
| Model | EGP-6 |
| Size class | Very small |
| Gross capacity | 12MW |
| Net capacity | 11MW |
| Thermal output | 62MWt |
| Enrichment | 2–2.6% U-235 |
| NSSS vendor | not on record |
| Owner | Rosatom100% |
| Operator | Rosenergoatom |
| Construction start | 1 Jan 1970 |
|---|---|
| First criticality | 7 Dec 1974 |
| Grid connection | 30 Dec 1974 |
| Commercial operation | 1 Feb 1975 |
| Permanent shutdown | 1 Dec 2025 |
Bilibino nuclear power plant 3 Retired
| Reactor type | Light water graphite reactor (LWGR) |
|---|---|
| Model | EGP-6 |
| Size class | Very small |
| Gross capacity | 12MW |
| Net capacity | 11MW |
| Thermal output | 62MWt |
| Enrichment | 2–2.6% U-235 |
| NSSS vendor | not on record |
| Owner | Rosatom100% |
| Operator | Rosenergoatom |
| Construction start | 1 Jan 1970 |
|---|---|
| First criticality | 6 Dec 1975 |
| Grid connection | 22 Dec 1975 |
| Commercial operation | 1 Feb 1976 |
| Permanent shutdown | 19 Dec 2025 |
Bilibino nuclear power plant 4 Retired
| Reactor type | Light water graphite reactor (LWGR) |
|---|---|
| Model | EGP-6 |
| Size class | Very small |
| Gross capacity | 12MW |
| Net capacity | 11MW |
| Thermal output | 62MWt |
| Enrichment | 2–2.6% U-235 |
| NSSS vendor | not on record |
| Owner | Rosatom100% |
| Operator | Rosenergoatom |
| Construction start | 1 Jan 1970 |
|---|---|
| First criticality | 12 Dec 1976 |
| Grid connection | 27 Dec 1976 |
| Commercial operation | 1 Jan 1977 |
| Permanent shutdown | 30 Dec 2025 |
Bilibino nuclear power plant in context
The 4 units with both construction and grid dates on record took 4.0 to 7.0 years (median 5.5) from construction start to grid connection; the median across all reactors connected in the 1970s is 5.4 years.
The nearest other tracked nuclear sites are Akademik Lomonosov nuclear power plant (238 km).
Build time by unit
| Unit | Construction start | Grid connection | Years | Fleet median, same decade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | 1970 | 1974 | 4.0 | 5.4 (1970s) |
| Unit 2 | 1970 | 1974 | 5.0 | 5.4 (1970s) |
| Unit 3 | 1970 | 1975 | 6.0 | 5.4 (1970s) |
| Unit 4 | 1970 | 1976 | 7.0 | 5.4 (1970s) |
Nearest tracked nuclear sites
| Site | Country | Distance | Operating GW gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akademik Lomonosov nuclear power plant | Russia | 238 km | 0.1 |
How these are worked out: ranks use gross operating capacity; ages count from the start-up year on record, as on the age page; build times run from construction start to grid connection, as on the build-times page; ratings are the tracker's net and design net capacity, as on the uprates page. Distances are straight-line between exact positions, so a site with only an approximate position gets none. A unit missing a date or a rating is left out of the figure that needs it.
| Location | Chukotka, Russia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 68.0503, 166.5389 |
| Elevation | about 325 mabove sea level |
| Setting | About 150 km from the sea |
| Region | Eastern Europe |
| Units by status | Retired: 4 |
Elevation is read at the listed coordinates from a 30 m terrain model (ASTER GDEM 30 m). Two independent models differ by a median of 6 m across our plants and by up to about 40 m on steep or coastal ground, and a point on a shoreline can read as sea level. Distance to the water is measured to a generalised 1:10 million coastline, so a few kilometres or less is not resolved. This is context, not a design-basis or flood-risk figure.
| Owners | Rosatom |
|---|---|
| Operators | Rosenergoatom |
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Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
How these sources are used, including the corrections applied on top of them and what is deliberately left blank · download the underlying data