The Voronezhskaya AST is a nuclear power plant comprising two power units of 500 MW each. It is intended for year-round work in the basic mode in the centralized heat supply system of the city of Voronezh in order to cover the existing heat deficit in the city (VAST was supposed to provide 23% of the annual heat and hot water needs of the city). The construction of the station was carried out from 1983 to 1990. Currently discontinued.
| Voronezh AST | |
|---|---|
 | |
| A country |  the USSR |
| Location |  Voronezh |
| Year of construction | 1980 [1] |
| Commissioning | In the operation was not introduced. Construction stopped in 1990 |
| Removal from service | Not commissioned |
| Operating organization | Rosenergoatom |
| Characteristics of the equipment | |
| Number of units | 2 |
| Power units under construction | 0 |
| Type of reactors | AST-500 |
| Operated reactors | 0 |
| On the map | |
Location
The VAST site is located on the right bank of the Voronezh River, in the Shilovo microdistrict. Distance from urban development is 6.5 km.
Construction History
The construction of the Voronezh AST was begun in 1983 by order of the Council of Ministers of the USSR No. 199-r of February 4, 1983 and the order of the USSR Ministry of Energy of March 3, 1983.
By the decision of the Voronezh City Council of People's Deputies dated June 5, 1990, the construction of the facility was stopped taking into account the results of the city referendum on the heat supply of the city of Voronezh.
Practically financing the cost of mothballing unfinished construction projects and equipment stored in warehouses and in the installation area has been conducted since 1991 to the present in the minimum volumes by the Rosenergoatom concern. Supervision of the conservation of objects of the Voronezh AST is carried out by the capital construction department of the Rosenergoatom concern.
As of November 2011, the project AST-500 is officially closed. The question of reprofiling the site in the interests of the Voronezh region and the concern Rosenergoatom is being considered. As of August 1, 2012, 70% of the objects of the Voronezh AST were sold.
In July 2019, information appeared on the plans for dismantling buildings of VAST, and demolition work is scheduled to begin in October 2019 [2] .
Unit Information
| Unit [3] | Type of reactors | Power | Start construction | Network connection | Commissioning | Closing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clean | Gross | ||||||
| Voronezh-1 [4] | AST-500 | 0 MW | 500 MW | 09/01/1983 | Construction stopped 07/05/1990 | ||
| Voronezh-2 [5] | AST-500 | 0 MW | 500 MW | 05/01/1985 | Construction stopped 07/05/1990 | ||
Notes
- ↑ Voronezh. History pages
- ↑ Frozen Voronezh nuclear power plant will be crushed to rubble (rus.) (Neopr.) ? . Vesti Voronezh (July 23, 2019). The appeal date is July 23, 2019.
- МА Power Reactor Information System of the IAEA : "Russian Federation: Nuclear Power Reactors" (english)
- ↑ IAEA: Nuclear Power Reactor Details - VORONEZH (HEAT ONLY) -1 Archive dated June 4, 2011 on Wayback Machine (english)
- ↑ IAEA: Nuclear Power Reactor Details - VORONEZH (HEAT ONLY) -2 Archive dated June 4, 2011 on Wayback Machine (english)
Links
- ROSENERGOATOM (inaccessible link)