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Ust-Kuyga nuclear power plant 2

Announced Russia
Gross capacity
55MW

Ust-Kuyga nuclear power plant 2 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Ust-Kuyga nuclear power plant in Russia rated at 55 MW gross. It is announced. Construction started 1 Jan 2024.

Specification
Reactor type Pressurised water reactor (PWR)
ModelRITM-200N
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity55MW
Net capacity (reference)not disclosed
Net capacity (design)not disclosed
Thermal outputnot disclosed
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteUst-Kuyga nuclear power plant
Unit2
CountryRussia
OwnerRosatom100%
Coordinates 69.9963, 135.5713approximate
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
Upstream

Enriched fuel means this unit sits downstream of five conversion plants and four enrichment operators holding 88% of world capacity between the top three.

Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts. See the fuel chain.

Timeline

  1. 1 Jan 2024Construction start

Other units at Ust-Kuyga nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
Ust-Kuyga nuclear power plant 1 Pre-construction 55

Other RITM-200N units

6 units worldwide share this model designation.

UnitCountryStatusGross MW
Jizzakh nuclear power plant 1 Uzbekistan Under construction 55
Jizzakh nuclear power plant 2 Uzbekistan Under construction 55
Kyrgyzstan nuclear power plant 1 Kyrgyzstan Announced 55
Kyrgyzstan nuclear power plant 2 Kyrgyzstan Announced 55
Ust-Kuyga nuclear power plant 1 Russia Pre-construction 55

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