Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Plant is Russia\u2019s only nuclear power plant having different types of reactors: the 1st unit with AMB-100\u00a0thermal reactor was launched in Apr 1964. For the moment, the 1st and 2nd units are being decommissioned. Since Apr 1980\u00a0Beloyarsk NPP has operated the world\u2019s only commercial fast-breeder reactor\u00a0\u2014 BN-600\u00a0(600MW). The BN-800\u00a0reactor (800MW) is under construction and is supposed to be launched in 2012. Fast-breeder reactors are supposed to enlarge the fuel resources of Russia\u2019s nuclear industry by over 50\u00a0times, to minimize the production of radioactive waste and to use the spent nuclear fuel produced by other NPPs due to closed fuel cycle technology.<\/p>\n
The 45th1\u00a0birthday of Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Plant was marked in Zarechny, Sverdlovsk region, on June 10\u201311\u00a02009.<\/p>\n
Vice Speaker of the State Duma Valery Yazev, Acting Director General of Energoatom Concern Vladimir Asmolov, Speaker of the Duma of the Legislative Assembly of Sverdlovsk region Nikolay Voronin and other officials came to Zarechny to take part in the celebrations.<\/p>\n
Yazev congratulated the staff of Beloyarsk NPP on the plant\u2019s birthday and pointed out that the State Duma gave high priority to the work of the plant and the construction of its new BN-800\u00a0reactor. \u00abWe guarantee that in the coming years the BN-800\u00a0project will receive stable budgetary financing. I hope that in 2014, when we will be marking the 50th birthday of Beloyarsk NPP, it will already have two fast breeder reactors\u00a0\u2014 BN-600\u00a0and BN-800. I am sure that the next stage is the construction of BN-1200\u00a0reactor,\u00bb Yazev said.<\/p>\n
He said that the experience of Beloyarsk NPP was unique: \u00abNo other country has such a big experience of safe operation of fast breeder reactors despite the attempts of Japan, the United States and France. Today, BN-600\u00a0is a highly efficient and safe reactor, which stably produces electric energy and reproduces nuclear fuel.\u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00abBeloyarsk NPP is in the vanguard of the nuclear renaissance in Russia. It is the flagship of Russia\u2019s nuclear industry and, particularly, its fast reactor program. BN-800\u00a0and BN-1200\u00a0reactors will close the fuel cycle and will ensure reproduction of nuclear fuel and effective operation of high-temperature reactors and reactors of new generation,\u00bb Yezev said.<\/p>\n
\u00abI am sure that Beloyarsk NPP has occupied and will occupy a worthy place in the Russian and world nuclear industry,\u00bb he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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